EAR CANDLING, also called ear coning or thermal-auricular therapy, is alternative medicine practice claiming to improve general health and well-being by lighting one end of a hollow candle and placing the other end in the ear canal.

What is Ear Candling?

Ear candling, or “coning,” is an alternative remedy that some people use to draw out impurities and wax from the inner ear. Ear candles are typically about 10 inches long, hollow, and tapered. A person lights them at their widest end. They are usually made of fabric soaked in wax or a mixture of substances, often paraffin and beeswax.

What are the Benefits of Ear Candling?

Ear Candling may help to:

• removing wax, bacteria, and other debris from the ear canal
• treating sinus infections
• improving hearing or reversing hearing loss
• relieving sore throats
• treating colds and flus
• relieving headaches and migraines
• improving mental clarity
• purifying the blood
• improving lymphatic circulation
• clearing the eyes and improving vision
• reducing pain related to jaw aches and temporomandibular disorders
• reducing tension and stress
• reducing vertigo