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Topical creams take 20\u201330 minutes to work and injectable anaesthetics can cause canal swelling. The effectiveness of lidocaine spray has not previously been investigated in patients undergoing minor ear procedures.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215121003509_sec_a2\" sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Eighteen participants attending for out-patient grommet insertion or intratympanic steroid injection were prospectively recruited for this study over six months. Post-operatively, they were asked about their perceived level of pain and overall experience.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0022215121003509_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The median level of pain measured on an 11-point visual analogue scale was 2 out of 10. Forty-four per cent reported the overall experience as pleasant, with the remainder selecting slightly unpleasant (66 per cent). 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