Does ear candling really work? Also how does it work?

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I've never had it done, but I've heard about it... need details please

Answer 1

You will hear a lot of people tell you that ear candles are dangerous and that they are nothing but a hoax. I disagree with those people though. These are usually allopathic doctors who don't want to lose business or people who are simply not comfortable with alternative medical practices. I have had my ears candled many times, and it has always been terrific for me. I can hear a thousand times better afterwards, my ears feel thoroughly cleansed and it relieves my headaches and sinus pressure. I feel truly healed, so it's obviously not a hoax. As long as you go to a trained professional who knows how to do the procedure correctly, ear candling is perfectly safe and very effective. I have mine done by a therapist at a acupuncture clinic. But if you decide to do it at home, keep in mind that it is a two person procedure. It is not safe to do ear candling on your self. The times I have had it done, it was very soothing and relaxing. The only thing I could hear was the sound of the soft fire - occasionally hearing it lightly crackle as it pulls excess wax from the ear canal. It feels warm, but not hot at all. It's a very gentle procedure - no pain is involved whatsoever. It actually feels good. It lasts about 15-20 minutes per ear. Once it's done, the person performing the procedure removes the candle from your ear and extinguishes it. They cut the candle open and show you what it pulled out. The lady that has done my ears in the past told me that each person has different ear wax substances. For example, some ear wax might be oily while others are more powdery. It just depends on the person and what they have in their ears.

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Answer 2

Do Ear Candles Work

Answer 3

I had impacted ear wax and irrigating wasn t doing anything but making my swimmers ear issue just unbearable. I felt dizzy and sick for 2 days before I tried candling.
I d done some research before hand but had several people recommend it too. I found the ear candles at a health food store. Went home and had my son help me. I put the candle thru a pie tin so no chance of anything falling onto my hair. My son watched that the candle stayed straight as I held it.
After doing the first ear It did feel clearer. I saw stuff in the candle when I cut it open, not a lot though. I did the second one and felt more confident and comfortable. When I cut it open it was full of nasty wax and other more powdery substance. But the difference in how plugged up I felt was night and day..
I recommend this procedure.. do your research and be careful to have someone with you so you don t accidently have a fire issue.

Answer 4

No, it does not work, and can be dangerous...
Read on....

Since wax is sticky, the negative pressure needed to pull wax from the canal would have to be so powerful that it would rupture the eardrum in the process. However, candling produces no vacuum. Researchers who measured the pressure during candling of ear models found that no negative pressure was created. The same investigators candled eight ears and found that no ear wax was removed and candle wax was actually deposited in some of them! [3]

The notion that the ear canal is connected to structures beyond the eardrum is false. A review of a good anatomy book should dispel this notion. The external ear canal, with an intact eardrum, is not connected to the brain, the sinuses targeted by the procedure (those above your eyes), or the Eustacean tubes (the passageways between the internal ear and the back of the throat). While some claim that the eardrum is porous and quickly allows impurities to pass through, this is untrue. The "impurities" that appear in the collected wax (usually on a paper plate or other collecting device) are nothing more than the ashes from the burnt wick and wax of the cone itself.

Answer 5

Hell no it doesn't work! I have hearing problems due to impacted wax, and unfortunately the only answer is irrigation, which should be done by a doctor. Ear candeling is a hoax. Want to see for sure? Take an unused ear candle, and do the whole procedure without it ever touching your ear. Put the tip of your finger over the tapered end where your ear should be, and follow all of the directions. Be careful because a fairly LARGE flame will be at the end of the candle. Don't put it in your ear, and I assure you, when you are done, and have doused the flame in water, cut open the candle, and a brownish-yellow substance will be inside. They are fake and dangerous! This waxy substance that just "appears" is suppose to be wax from your ear (the ear that the candle never touched) and people have ended up in the ER, sometimes with perminant hearing loss because of this dripping into their ear canal, and damaging the ear drum. DO NOT USE THIS METHOD ON YOUR PRECIOUS EARS! Do a little at home test like I suggested, and you'll see the wax from your ear magically appear in the candle when it never even went near your ear canal !!!

Answer 6

I was dealing an inner ear infection now for almost 6 months I was told I could do anything but wait by more then one doctor I started getting worried about is this going to cause me any damage so I decided to try ear candling after she was done my ears felt fresh and clean and showed me how music h liquid came out of my ears.

Answer 7

Ear candles, (or ear cones), work great! You need someone to light them though, (only one ear at a time), and then hold it while it burns down.
You lie on your side and insert the small end of the cone into your ear.
then the other person lights it and holds it while it burns down to a safe distance above your ear, then puts out the flame and removes the cone from your ear. (It burns really slow with a low flame!)
While the candle is burning, you hear alot of loud crackling, (but that's normal), and somehow the heat of the flame creates a vacuum that gently sucks the wax out of your ear and up into the cone.
It's really amazing!

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Does ear candling really work? Also how does it work?
I've never had it done, but I've heard about it... need details please

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Answer 10

my daughter does my ears. She lights the wick and protects me with a piece of aluminum foil. The lit wick forms a suction in the ear canal and the wick draws in the ear wax. What comes out of your ears is amazing. I can hear better afterward.