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 ...

Though ear candling has been practiced for millennia, the practice’s authenticity is still questioned. “It is best defined as the use of an ear candle which is (typically) a beeswax or paraffin wax ...

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.

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 ...

DIY earwax removal is cheap and may do the job, but it cannot match up to the benefits of a professional session. Everybody knows what earwax is, but some of us may not know why it’s there. Well, it ...

Yes, earwax is gross. But should you really stick a candle into your ear to get rid of it? Lots of people say yes. They swear it can get rid of many problems, from wax buildup to ringing in their ears ...

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 ...

At a time when people turn to specialists for everything from detoxing their feet to washing their hair, it appears that the age-old Q-Tip solution to ear wax just isn’t cutting it anymore. Enter ear ...

I’m not particularly weird, but I like to clean my ears. Not as much as Lena Dunham’s character, Hannah, on the HBO show, “Girls,” who jammed a Q-tip so far in there she had to go to the hospital. Nor ...