EAR CANDLING

[Mickey]

I`m in the process of trying this procedure. I have Wally`s natural product for Ear candling. Has anyone tried this? I`ll wait a day or 2 and see what my fellow ANers have to say. Thanks, Mickey

[CHD63]

Oooooooh ...... not sure I like the sounds of this .....   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_candling  I value my hearing too much.

Clarice

[Kaybo]

I have never tried it myself, but my good friend worked at a health food store (managed their deli) for a number of years and swore by them!!

K   

[lori67]

I've never tried it and I'm quite sure I'd manage to burn off all my hair and set my house on fire if I did.   

I typically try to avoid any medical treatments that involve fire.  I've been known to hurt myself with much less dangerous things.

But I would be interested to hear how it goes.  Keep a fire extinguisher handy!   

Lori

[Tumbleweed]

I tried this many years ago and can't say it did anything for me. One of the chief health claims of candling is that it draws wax out of the ear. But since the candles are made of wax, detractors say it's just the candle's wax that accumulates and the candles don't actually do anything. I tend to believe the detractors. YMMV.

Best wishes,
TW

[leapyrtwins]

I've heard of candling eggs, but ears 

That's a new one on me.

I'm with Lori though; I'm not one for medical treatments that involve fire.  MRIs of my head are about as wild as I get 

Jan

[Mickey]

Thanks for the imput!, especially what Clarice posted. I`m going back to the health food store to get my $7.19 haha. Seems to riskey with no positive imput anywhere. Mickey

[Crazycat]

Yes, I tried it when my holistic, yahoo friends sprung it on me up in the wild and woolly hinterlands of Western Maine. The same people that suggested that I see a Kinesiologist when I was at death's door that cranked my arm up and down like a bilge pump and diagnosed me as being afflicted by heavy metal poisoning.....Right.

And no, pouring candle wax in an ear doesn't work any more or better than having a hearing aid or cochlear implant in an ear without an intact hearing nerve.

Who the hell came up with that one? Like the horse running into the burning barn? Now that's what you'd call a "wax job"

Hope this helps :-)

[irenuk]

Hi,
I tried Ear candling prior to AN diagnosis when I was running around trying in desperation to find ways to feel better.  While it was a comfortable procedure it did nothing other than "lighten my purse" - but then I didnt have any wax in my ears ( just an AN I didn't know about !!!) so maybe if you have some wax the result may be better........... regards Irenuk

ps. In the past Ive also read somewhere "never heat a tumour"

[wendysig]

Hi Mickey,

I'm glad to hear you've decided to give up on ear candlling.  Like Jan and Lori, I think I'd probably set the house on fire.  That aside, I checked to see what the Mayo Clinic had to say about it and found the following article:

Is ear candling a safe way to remove earwax?
Answer
from Charles W. Beatty, M.D.

Ear candling — a technique that involves placing a lit, hollow, cone-shaped candle into the ear canal — can cause serious injury and isn't considered an effective treatment for any condition.

The theory behind ear candling, also called ear coning or thermal auricular therapy, is that the heat from the flame will create a vacuum seal and the earwax in the ear canal will adhere to the candle. Ear candling has also been touted as a treatment for sinus infections and as a way to improve hearing.

Research shows, however, that ear candling is ineffective at removing earwax. In fact, the technique can actually push earwax deeper into the ear canal. Ear candling can also lead to:

    * Deposits of candle wax in the ear canal
    * Burns to the face, hair, ear canal, eardrum and middle ear
    * Perforation of the eardrum or other ear injuries

If you develop an earwax blockage, avoid ear candling. Instead, consult your doctor about simple steps you can take to safely and effectively remove the wax.


Best,
Wendy

[PaulaT]

I believe the FDA is trying to outlaw the sales of ear candles. Apparently they don't pull the ear wax out of your ear like many thought. When I first heard of them, I thought it sounded intriguing and the pseudo-science behind it kind of made sense but apparently it's all false. I've heard people say that it relaxes them but if I want to be relaxed I light a candle like a  Scentsy candle on a table.

[PaulW]

Ear Candles...
Its a load of Bunk
The ones they sell in Australia are not dangerous, they do not drip wax down your ear canal.
You just listen to the cute crackling sound as the candle burns, and somehow after that you are cured!
Or at least your wallet is cured of $10

[chrisransom]

I tried candling when I was about 22 or so (back in the early 80s).  I was living with my grandmother for a while when I was going to college and I was using a small upstair bedroom of hers.  I had wax buildup in my ear but I had no money to pay a doc for a lavage and someone told me about candling.  So I went home and made 2 candles out of a strips of an old t-shirt dipped in wax and rolled around a pencil.  I went up in my room and lit one and laid on my side for about 2 hours... unitl my grandmother walked in to bring my laundry. I can still see he standing at the top of the stairs holding that stack of clean shirts looking at me with the most horrified look on her face and scampered down the steps.  I took it out, snuffed out the flame, and never tried it again.  She told that story at family get togethers until she died in '97.  She must have thought I was a nut.