Who cares what doctors say! I tried it and I am skeptical, try putting an ear candle in water or some other way to plug it up. You'll get the same "waxy" build up, its the bees wax thats in the candle, it turns darker in color when exposed to heat.
2007-08-16 04:36:21 · 7 answers · asked by Caleb 2 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
You are right to be skeptical - it doesn't work.
("who cares what doctors say" - THEY SAY IT DOESN'T WORK!!)
http://www.doctorhoffman.com/candling.htm
http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/candling.html
http://www.entlink.net/activities/committees/earcandles.cfm
http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/files/health/earcandle/
2007-08-16 04:56:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have asked the same question, LOL. I had ear candle my ears the other day because I had a horrible ear ache, then it made it worse I got nausea after I had done it. The wax in my ear seems to be a little bit better, but I don't know!
2007-08-16 15:03:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did it on both of my children several times and the one who had a lot of problems with her ears had a much higher content of wax in the candle after the treatment every time. I do believe it works! Drs can say what they want but most of them disregard any natural treatment of any kind because there is no money in it for them.
I raised my children with a strong focus on natural & alternative health after battling doctors so much while they were very young and always sick, I found that there were so many ways to get healthy & stay healthy naturally.
2007-08-16 15:57:13 · answer #3 · answered by Free Thinker 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Why would waxy buildup do any good? Why would burning a candle in your ear do anything? These are very old ideas (probably from when fire was new and "hi tech") ways to remove evil spirits from your body. If you are in a darkened room during a power outage and it helps your family read a book or something, then you are doing somebody some good.
2007-08-16 13:14:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes it does work. I use to work in a spa and had construction workers come in the spa all the time to get the nats and saw dust removed. You'd be suprized what comes out of peoples ears.
2007-08-16 15:32:28 · answer #5 · answered by ethomasphoto 1 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Nope. Doesn't do a thing.
If you doubt me, read the page linked to below, and duplicate their test.
2007-08-16 11:46:03 · answer #6 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is just snake oil. It doesn't work and can be a burn hazzard.
2007-08-16 13:36:40 · answer #7 · answered by mama woof 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋