Ear candling, also known as coning, is the exercise of positioning a lit candle into the ear. It is a type of medical practice that has been in use for many years. The candle works by placing its pointed end in your ear while someone lights the other end for you. People believe that the warm clout removes earwax by pulling it up, therefore improves your hearing, and treats colds, sore throat, headache, flu, swimmer's ear, and sinuses. But how valid are these claims? Well, we shall find out in the details below.

Before you engage in ear wax candles for ear cleaning, note that there is no scientific proof of the claimed benefits of this kind of ear candling treatment. Doctors also don't advocate the practise since they consider it savage and futile. It can cause you more harm than good to your ears.

What is an Ear Candle?

An ear candle is a void, funnel-shaped cotton slice that is soaked in beeswax and paraffin. The hollow ear candle measures ten inches long and contains ingredients such as rosemary, vital oils, honey, and sage chamomile.

Why You Should Consider Ear Candling

Earwax build-up and blockage can be irritating, and some home remedies might not work for you. In this case, you should consider doing earwax candling, which is a solution for ear wax build-up. The suction made by the candle draws wax out of your ear and leaves it clear and clean. You can open the candle after use and reveal the granular debris from your ears to prove this fact. Ear Candling is cheap and affordable since you only require a candle and a practitioner to conduct the procedure. It is a safe process since the practitioner places a plate over your ear to prevent them from getting wax burnt.

Using Hollow Candles can be beneficial for you.

The question of whether ear wax candling is safe and beneficial for you has been debated for a long time. As earlier mentioned, doctors barely approve of the method. However, a few said benefits come with it, although most of them seem to be mythical.

Ear candling is a natural process that keeps your ears clean without any risk by using ear wax removal candle. The process gives you a feeling of well-being and comfort. When the candle is lit, the wax smoothly injects smoke and heat into your ears, then penetrates your throat, nasal cavity, and sinuses. The smoke conveys the herbal substances into the structures by osmosis, with a temperature that DEclutters microorganisms and particles that have blocked your ears for decades.

The heat of the candle soothes your ears and gives you a relaxed feeling during and after treatment. Even better, it can be beneficial to you if you are suffering from

• Poor hearing caused by excessive wax in your ears
• Hearing loss
• Hay fever and Rhinitis allergy
• Respiratory allergies such as asthma
• Flu and acute processes
• Meniere's disease
• Cases of earache such as Otalgia
• Sinus related migraines and headache
• Ear pressure as a result of swimming, flying, or diving
• Acute Influenza
• Soap or water drops in the ear after a shower
• Respiratory diseases with a lot of mucus and phlegm
• Generally, earwax candling is perfect for People of all ages, including children and older people.

• People who use hearing aids and corrective hearing gadgets
• Flight attendants, swimmers, divers, and pilot
• People who work in dusty surroundings with the likes of Farmworkers, construction workers, and ranch workers.
• People who like cleaning their ears periodically.
• Active and passive smokers experiencing ear blockage
• People were suffering from sinuses and other respiratory allergies.

Do these Ear Wax Candles remove ear wax without any ear harm?

Whether an hollow ear candles session is safe or unsafe depends on the practitioner. Usually, the process is conducted in a very careful manner so that you get out of it safe and sound. In an ear candling session, the practitioner asks you to lie down on one side with the ear to be waxed facing up. The pointed end of the candle is inserted into a hole in a foil plate to catch dripping wax, and then it is carefully inserted into your external ear canal.

The candle is then lit at the opposite side, and the practitioner holds it carefully as he cuts away the burnt wax as the candle burns. The treatment lasts for a few minutes, and the practitioner stops the process when the candle stubs a few inches from the head. When the treatment is over, the practitioner extinguishes the fire and removes the candle away from your ear. He then wipes your outer ear with a pad or cotton wool.

With this careful process, it is with no doubt that ear wax candles for ear cleaning without any ear harm.

However, there are some instances where various users have suffered serious consequences due to Candling for ears. Some have experienced ear drum damages due to the practitioner's carelessness. In one case, a practitioner poured wax into a client's ear while removing the candle, and this resulted in damage to her eardrum.

According to research, ear cuddling tends to push the wax deeper into the ear canal and can also cause: 

• Face, hair, eardrum, ear canal, middle ear, and scalp burn if not conducted carefully
• Deposit of wax in the ear canal.

It is advisable to consult a doctor before undergoing earwax candling to find out if there are other alternatives to your ear treatment.

How do these ear wax candles work?

Ear wax candles work by pulling wax and debris out of your ears. As the candle burns, it produces a lower sanction that pushes the dirt upwards. Some people believe that the candle's heat melts and softens the wax from the ears, which later ejects after a few days.

However, some people see the entire ear candling process is a myth, and they do not believe that it can aid in healing as well as cure other conditions such as sinuses. They think that the entire idea of joining pathways in your head is a tale. The ear system has concrete barricades such as the eardrum with are a bit deep to be reached by candle wax.

But how does ear wax come out from the ear passage by itself when all along it is usually sticky when pressed? Wouldn't it require sturdy sanction? Well, according to research, there the candle does not provide strong suction to force the ear wax out. Sometimes, even the candle lit temperatures are usually too low to melt the wax from the ear.

There is a lot of misleading information out there about ear candling, and you are tricked into thinking that lumps of compressed wax are removed after the treatment. However, this is usually not the case, and you will never find your earwax at the end of the candle once it is removed. What happens is that the candle heat warmth softens the hardened ear wax, which you can remove after a few days with a piece of cotton or the tip of your small finger. The use of cotton buds is discouraged as you can easily poke your eardrum with them since they are too slim. There are several benefits of ear candling process that gives you relief from various pain and ear infections. 

How HollowCare Can Help You?

HollowCare can help you dictate if you have earwax blockage. They do so by looking into your ears using Otoscope, a unique tool that reflects and magnifies your inner ear. In case you have a blockage, our professional doctors remove excess wax using an instrument called Curet or apply a sanction to your ears, which forces the wax to come to the edges of your ears. Other methods that our doctors use are flushing out the wax using a rubber-bulb syringe with warm water or using a water pick. HollowCare also provides the earwax candle kit that will help you to get the best of ear wax candling treatment. 

HollowCare does not perform ear wax candling as they do not use any methods that are not scientifically proven and can harm a client.

HollowCare doctors also recommend you to use some home remedies in cases where your eardrum has a hole or don't have a tube. The measures for your ear unblocking measures include:

• Softening ear wax by using an eyedropper to administer little drops of hydrogen peroxide, baby oil, or glycerin in your ear canal.
• Use warm water after two days when the wax is completely softened. Insert a rubber-bulb syringe into your ear to squirt water. Tilt your head and pull your ear backwards to keep your ear canal straight. Tilt your head in a good position or on the side to allow the water to come out.
• Finally, dry your ear canal with a towel.

With this simple procedure, you will have cleaned your ear effectively once you repeat the process two or three times. Although this home self-treatment may not clean the deep parts of your ears, it still stand s out to be a safer process than ear wax removal candles.

Even better, it is a process that is recommended by doctors, and it works in clearing blockages that are unrepeated.