I live in a ground-floor flat, so neighbourly noise has always been a problem. At night, I rely heavily on earplugs - sometimes wearing them the whole night through. As a result, the pressure in my ...

Last week, I paid a woman in New York City to stick burning candles in my ears like it was the second night of Hanukkah. It was about 4 p.m. on the Fourth of July. I just got back to Manhattan from ...

Are holistic healers' claims about the health benefits of ear candling too good to be true? EAR CANDLING is a natural therapy to remove toxins from the ear that supposedly dates back to 2500 BC.

For those of you that are not familiar, ear candling is a process that is supposed to clean out ear wax and other stuff by "sucking" it out using heat from a burning candle (sounds weird, right?). Ear ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ear wax plays an important role in maintaining ear health. Despite this, many people have an obsession with cleaning their ears and find the process an enjoyable habit. In fact, there are over 10K ...

I live in a ground-floor flat, so neighbourly noise has always been a problem. At night, I rely heavily on earplugs - sometimes wearing them the whole night through. As a result, the pressure in my ...