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Ear candling is an alternative approach for removing earwax. It involves placing a lit, hollow candle in your ear to create a low-level vacuum that is supposed to soften and remove earwax, along with other impurities.
At its best, ear candling is a lousy way to remove wax. At its worst, it can cause serious harm to your ear. It’s also risky to hold a lit candle close to your face.
Ear candling is thought to remove earwax and treat health conditions. However, there isn’t reliable scientific proof of its benefits. Ear candling is not safe and can cause serious injuries.
Ear candling as a way to remove wax from the ear: analyzing the history, current evidence and science that suggest the claimed benefits are a hoax.
Earwax removal candles. Dr. Nguyen-Huynh says you should doubly stay away from this method: These candles don’t work, and they may burn you. Why and when you should clean out earwax
Some people try to remove earwax themselves using a technique called ear candling (ear coning). Ear candling involves lighting one end of a hollow, cone-shaped candle and placing the other unlit end into the ear.
There are no proven advantages of using ear candles to for ear wax removal. In fact, research suggests a risk of damage to the inner ear. Ear candles are hollow cones made of fabric...
Using ear candles is also known as ear coning or thermal-auricular therapy. It involves covering a hollow fabric cone in wax or paraffin, inserting it into the ear of a person lying on...
Ear candles are not a safe method for removing earwax or other impurities from the ear. Ear candling, or “coning,” is an alternative remedy that some people use to draw out impurities and wax...
Bethany explains the ins and outs of ear wax removal with the candling method. This is safe and easy and is very effective when done right.