Ear candling, or ear coning, is the practice of placing a lit, cone-shaped candle into the ear. It’s a form of alternative medicine that has been practiced for thousands of years. The heat from the ...

Ear candling is an unsafe and unproven practice during which a person inserts a lit candle into their ear to draw earwax and other impurities out. Proponents of ear candling claim that it can treat a ...

Allergies, cold and flu affect hundreds of thousands of Texans. Many constantly search for ways to ease their symptoms. Some have turned to a controversial home remedy called ear candling. And while ...

(National-NBC) Feb. 21, 2005 - Donald Cuthbert had trouble hearing. He says his job puts him around loud noises, and the result is too much wax build-up. So, his wife suggested an ear candle, "I ...

Ear candling does not work and has many dangerous health risks like your ears getting clogged with candlewax, your eardrum getting punctured, and ear infections. Ear candling involves placing a hollow ...

Videos for these products are soaring in popularity on social media, but doctors recommend cleaning your ears in a much less invasive way A person doing ear candling. By Laura Murphy Ah, TikTok, home ...

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 ...

Despite being a traditionally trained physician, I consider myself open to many complementary therapies. I appreciate the value of meditation to soothe the nervous system, of prayer and visualization ...

As the L.A. Times health blog reports, the Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning advising consumers not to use “ear candles”—fabric that is soaked in either paraffin or beeswax, set ...