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 ...

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 covered in ...

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 ...

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