Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ear candling has been proven to be ineffective. triocean/Getty Images Ear candling does not work and has many dangerous health ...

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 is an alternative approach for removing earwax. It involves placing a lit, hollow candle in your ear to create a low-level vacuum that is supposed to soften and remove earwax, along with ...

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 ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Plenty of folks swear ...

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 ...

She watched the warm smoke travel through the candle, slowly escaping at the bottom. Carefully, she placed the small end of the candle into her client's ear, gently massaging the face muscles as the ...

Just out of morbid curiosity, how many weird stories about ear wax did you get? - Tom Lynch, Natick, Mass. You mean like this one? Keep reading. Two of my coworkers convinced me that ear candling ...

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 ...