Important Facts about Ear Candling

The sole purpose of ear candles is to help you remove ear wax from your ears.

Ear candle is hollow in the middle which is designed to suck out ear wax out of the ears. When the candle is lit on the other end, it is believed to create a light vacuum-like system to collect the ear wax. Once this is done, the remaining candle should end up with dark waxy substances in it.

However, a study was done and it proved that there is not any evidence of such claim. The dark waxy substances do not turn out to be ear wax but the ear candle remains itself.

Ear wax is responsible in protecting your ear canal from fungus and bacteria. Most people do not need ear candles to have their ear wax removed with the help of ear candles as the ears have their own cleaning system.

However, a condition called cerumen impaction can arise when the cleaning system is not working properly. Such condition can cause ringing at the ears, dizziness or temporary hearing loss.

Ear candles are not to be used to treat cerumen impaction and you will need to see your doctor for a treatment.

Be aware that there are risks involved in using ear candles. One of the risks is that drippings of the wax from the ear candles into the ears can create an obstruction of the ear canal. Other times they can also create hair, ear or skin burns. The fatal case, the ear drum could end up being perforated.

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