EAR CANDLING is a natural therapy to remove toxins from the ear that supposedly dates back to 2500 BC. Alternative therapists claim that the treatment was used in Ancient Egypt with parchment and b… ...

Candle wax may even drip into your ear canal, clog the passage, and make you lose your hearing for a while. There are also reports of punctured eardrums after the candling process.

Ear candling, or “coning,” is an alternative remedy that some people use to draw out impurities and wax from the inner ear. Ear candles are typically about 10 inches long, hollow, and tapered ...

And if you do end up with what looks to be removed ear wax from candling, it's likely just melted candle wax. In fact, a 1996 study evaluated the efficacy of candling on eight ears.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Here’s a really stupid idea: ear candles, fabric tubes soaked in ...

If you're having trouble hearing - it may not be a serious problem - you might just have a build up of wax. One solution might be ear candles. Ear candles or ear cones have been used in some form or ...

In addition to claims of relieving ear-wax buildup, the candles are supposedly good for sinus infections, hearing loss, headaches, colds, flu and sore throats, according to their promoters ...

(National-NBC) Feb. 21, 2005 - Donald Cuthbert had trouble hearing. He says his job puts him around loud noises, and the result is too much wax build-up. So, his wife suggested an ear candle, "I ...

An estimated 5 percent of U.S. adults experience built-up, or impacted, ear wax every year, ... which involves placing the unlit end of a hollow candle in the ear canal and lighting the other end.

Ear candles are hollow cones made of fabric covered in paraffin wax, beeswax, or soy wax. Most ear candles are about a foot in length. The pointed end of the candle is placed in your ear.