Ear candles - do they work

What are Ear Candles?

Ear candles are cone-shaped items which are used for unclogging your ears, sinuses and other pathways which are present in the human skull. Being coated with beeswax or paraffin, these cones are lit after being placed in the ear. Then, they clean the ears, and the rest of the passageways as well.

These healing items and their method of usage have been present in many ancient and old civilizations. Moreover, ear candling was considered to be beneficial for the soul as well as for the body by many people and societies. Today, these ear candles are available in almost all health stores and people use them for treating their head and ear problems, as well as other health issues of this type.

Nevertheless, certain health experts claim that this way of healing is dangerous and do not advise ear candles to be used at all. This gives birth to the ever present question whether ear candling should be practiced or not.

Is It Effective?

People who are for this method of treatment claim that it is more than useful. In fact they say that the whole healing process takes place due to the pressure and the vacuum effect created by the burning end of the ear candle. This force, as it is said, is capable of cleaning one's ears completely, taking our ear wax, fungi and many other debris and other harmful substances out of our ears. Moreover, some people claim that, after the ear candling process, the ear debris is clearly visible on the inner part of the candle itself, being the proof of its effectiveness.

Those who are not pro ear candles, however, beg to differ. Namely, they say that there is no healthy way of creating a pressure strong enough to clean one's ears successfully. Also, they say that, if the temperature was high enough and the pressure strong enough to have a positive effect, our ear drums would probably get perforated during the process. Additionally, they claim that the debris is from the candle itself since its coating melts due to the heat and the combustion involved in theprocess.

Yet, many people stand today, being assured of the power of ear candling through their own experience. Therefore, you are best to try this method yourself and see if it truly has the claimed benefits.

If we are to believe others, ear candles should be capable of dealing with tinnitus, stress relief, blood purification, energy release and many other positive things. Still, ear candles need to be used properly in order for you to avoid any side-effects and benefit from their usage.