Anyone ever had 'ear candling' done? Know someone who had it done? Thinking about?

Question

purchasing some to do to my family. Good/bad experiences please.

Answer 1

my daughter has a lot of build up in her ears and i have to do this pretty regularly. works well, dr. recommended this line of treatment. if you cut a hole big enough for the ear candle in the middle of a paper (not stirophone) plate and put the candle through then burn it is much safer so that nothing gets on the person you are doing.

Answer 2

I've done this because my mother's friend did it all the time for her husband who suffered from constant ear infections before he started 'ear candling' Bought the Ear Candle off a site on the web, followed the directions to a 'T'. It worked the first time, tons of excess ear wax came out while I slept that night. But I learned that it you don't have is positioned just right into the ear where you can feel the heat in the ear canal, it doesn't work real well. Trial and error. Just follow the directions and you will be fine. Don't let it run down lower that what the directions says to. Most of what you see on the candle afterwards is the burnt wax from the candle. It works by softening the excess wax in your ear so that is can come out. I usually lay on the side I had done afterwards to help it along.

Answer 3

I've had it done and my best friend has as well (and her whole family, too). There were no bad side effects or problems for any of us BUT it does not work to clear a totally clogged up ear.

The idea is that the heat in the "candle" creates a vacuum which will draw wax out.,,,a sound principle.

The bottom line is that you have wax in your ear for a reason - to move debris out of the ear canal to the opening where a cotton swab, used gently onthe outside only, can whisk it away.

If you are planning to do this as a " routine cleansing", DON'T.
If you are doing this to remove a blockage (of wax or whatever else may have crawled into your ear while you were sleeping) also DON'T. Go to the doctor for these situations. The ear candle will be a complete waste of time as are most of the over-the-counter wax softening drops.

The doctor can remove foreign objects or, in the case of a nasty, hearing-imparing clump of wax sitting against the ear drum, can soak the ear canal with a nice, soothing solution of peroxide and an additional ingredient you cannot buy over-the-counter and then flush it all out SAFELY...something you cannot guarantee at home.

Talk to your doctor before you go messing with your ears and remember - if it's smaller than your elbow, it shouldn't go into your ear.

Answer 4

Yes, I've done it to others and had it done to me many times. The only bad results was when my mother decided to be cheap and let a candle burn down lower so we didn't "waste" the candle and so a little of the hot wax dripped down on me. Fortunately, I was removing the candle from my ear as it happened so the wax didn't go into my ear.

As long as you follow the instructions and not let them burn down too far, there's no problem. It feels good and, yes, it seems to have sucked things out, wax and cream colored powder. It also has made wax move out on it's own. One time, the day after I'd done ear candling, I felt an itch in my ear and reached up in time to feel a chunk of wax fall out on it's own.

My family and I use ear candles on a regular basis. I'd say I use them once a month from September to April, the allergy season.

Answer 5

I've had it done to me & I've done it to others. Watched it several times before I tried it on anyone.

Nothing came out when it was done to me, but I didn't have a problem, just curious.

My husband's ears used to get clogged easily from wearing ear plugs. I've coned his ears a few times over the years and there's always chunks that come out.

BE CAREFUL of the fire. Make sure there's adiquate coverage around the persons head - aluminum foil or whatever - so hot ash or burning cone pieces don't fall on the person or furniture.

You are suppose to put in ear drops (garlic oil works fine) afterwards to protect the ear from infection.

Answer 6

I did it for my boyfriend and he loved it, but it was difficult, I was afraid of the wax dripping into his ear! you have to be sooo careful. The stuff that appears to come out could be just melted wax that looks like earwax. There was white powdery stuff that came out that is supposed to be toxins, but again who knows if it really is. it could be residual from the smoke that is supposed to go into the ear. My boyfriend fell asleep he found it so relaxing so from that perspective I thought it was good, but I wouldn't do it again because it made me a nervous wreck. NEVER try to do it on yourself without assistance, if you hold it the wrong way the wax will just drip into your ear and cause serious problems. It can be a fire hazard if you don't take every precaution. If you do it, have someone who has done it allot to do it for you, it is not easy.

Answer 7

If you're thinking about 'ear candling'...Don't!
It's just a scam to get you to buy the stuff. The wax inside the instrument just melts and bubbles to make it look like ear wax. Actually it's very harmful. My father did it and had a very bad ear ache for weeks. I guess the only good thing about it was that he couldn't hear what we were saying ;)

Answer 8

I've done it and nothing bad happened.