Private GP · Lurgan
Private GP for earache and ear infections
Ear pain in a child at 7pm, or a blocked ear that will not clear after a cold, is a classic private GP booking. We look in the ear, decide if this is infection, wax, or something else, and treat it accordingly.
Alongside the NHS, not instead of it. Keep your NHS GP. Call 999 in an emergency. Friends Medical GP is for planned private appointments and home visits that are not emergencies.
People also search for: otitis media, otitis externa, swimmer’s ear, blocked ear.
When to book
- Ear pain, especially with fever
- Discharge from the ear
- Hearing that has dropped after a cold
- A child who is pulling at an ear and not themselves
- Pain after swimming or with eczema in the ear canal
Call 999 or go to A&E if
- A swollen, very painful bone behind the ear
- A floppy ear, or the ear standing out with redness
- Facial weakness
- Severe dizziness with vomiting
- A child who is floppy, not drinking, or has a non-blanching rash
For urgent advice that is not an emergency, call 111. Friends Medical GP is not an emergency service.
What happens in the appointment
- The GP looks in both ears with an otoscope and checks the throat.
- They explain whether this is middle ear infection, outer ear infection, wax, or referred pain.
- Treatment might be drops, pain relief, antibiotics, or simply time.
- If the drum cannot be seen, they will say so rather than pretend.
Clinic, online, or at home
Ear problems need an otoscope. Online is a poor first choice unless you only need advice while you travel to clinic. Children are almost always better seen in person.
After you leave
Pain should ease. If it does not, or the pinna becomes red and sticking out, come back or use urgent NHS care. Hearing that stays down after an infection can be reviewed.
FAQs
Do you syringe ears?
Wax removal is assessed case by case. Tell us when you book if that is what you think you need, so we can say whether this slot is the right one.
Related problems we see
Sore throat and tonsillitis
A sore throat that stops you swallowing, talking or sleeping is miserable. Tonsillitis, glandular fever lookalikes, and simple viral throats all walk through the same door. The job is to examine you, rule out the dangerous causes, and treat what we find.
Sinusitis and blocked nose
Facial pressure, a blocked nose and thick discharge after a cold is usually viral. Sometimes it is not. A private GP can examine you, sort hay fever from infection, and decide if a steroid spray, a delayed antibiotic prescription, or further ENT input is the honest next step.
Children's infections
A child who is hot, not drinking, or up all night with an ear is why parents look for a private GP. We see children in Lurgan, examine them, and give you a plan you can follow at 2am. We are not a paediatric emergency department.
See a GP this week
Same-day and next-day private GP appointments in Lurgan, or a clinician at home if travel is the problem.