I've heard something about how you can clean ears out by using a certain kind of candle and a styrofoam plate?

Question

I have no idea what this is about or how it could even be possible. But, my mother-in-law said she watched her neice do it to her kids and it worked really well. She said her neice's doctor told her how to do it b/c cotton swabs aren't good for childrens ears, which I already knew. I was just wondering if anybody knew anything about this and how to do it?

Answer 1

Ear candeling . I tried it it works great.

Get a kit from a local health food store.

Do not use Wally's brand.

Use a pure bees wax .

David A. Zongaro CMT,NP,LC

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Answer 2

you can buy ear cleaning kit at walmart

or try peroxide ( with doctors advice)

Answer 3

"Ear candling" is absolute rubbish.  It does not work, it does not "remove" anything at all from the ears.  In addition, it is potentially dangerous.  Do not succumb to this idiotic scam.

Answer 4

Don't know about that but this is what I do.

Buy a bottle of "Sweet Oil" at your local pharmacy.  Take a teaspoon and put a little sweet oil in the base of the spoon.  Light a candle and warm the sweet oil in the spoon.  Take a piece of cotton ball and soak it in the warm sweet oil and place it in the ear.

Answer 5

You can also use peroxide (like you would use on a cut or wound). Tilt your head on it's side, pour in a little bit of peroxide into your ear (or have someone else do it for you), let it sit for a minute or two (the peroxide will fizz and bubble in your ear while it cleans), then just tilt your head back the opposite way and let the peroxide run out (in the sink or bathtub.) Afterwards, take a Q-tip and get any excess peroxide out of your ear.

I would give that a try, it seems to work pretty well.

Answer 6

Ear candles, they are sold in most herbal/alternative med shops. You poke a hole in any paper plate place the candle in the hole, insert the end into your ear and light it, You won't believe the GUNK it will draw out of your ears.

Answer 7

You buy them from a health food store, you light the end on fire and insert the tip into the ear. You can use a plate or tin foil to catch and ash that might fall. Ear candles do work and are safe I use them all the time when my husband gets ear infections. It gets rid of the infection and takes the pain away immediately. Just make sure you buy an ear oil too to use afterward. Good luck!