Why ear candling is a dangerous, ineffective way to remove ear wax — and safer ways to do it

Ear candling is a practice meant to remove earwax but puts you at risk for burns, ear infections, and event temporary hearing ...
The Sun

What are ear candles, do they really get rid of wax and how much does the treatment cost?

Are holistic healers' claims about the health benefits of ear candling too good to be true? EAR CANDLING is a natural therapy to remove toxins from the ear that supposedly dates back to 2500 BC.
Tampa Bay Times

Amazing ear wax candles

Today I want to tell you about an Amazing Home Medical Remedy that you are definitely going to want to try if you are one of the thousands of Americans who have: 1. Ear wax. 2. Fire insurance. I am ...
Los Angeles Times

Another FDA warning, this time about ear candles. Ear candles?

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Here’s a really stupid idea: ear candles, fabric tubes soaked in beeswax ...
Wall Street Journal

Clearing Wax Buildup With a Candle in the Ear

Your grandmother may have tried to do it to you, and now you can pay big bucks for it at a spa. Practitioners say a folk-medicine procedure called ear candling removes ear wax buildup, which results ...
Business Insider

I tried an earwax removal method that involves putting candles in my ears— and it was oddly satisfying

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Wall Street Journal

FDA: That Wax in Your Ear Shouldn't Be a Burning Candle

We end the day with this warning from the FDA: Consumers should "steer clear of ear candles -- hollow cones that are about 10 inches long and made from a fabric tube soaked in beeswax, paraffin, or a ...
The Daily Telegraph

Hopi: a candle brought music to my ears

I've always spoken with an adenoidal twang and I liked to think it was part of my northern charm. Two weeks ago, I discovered it wasn't. It was a moment of Damascene significance in my life as, for ...