Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

re: Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

bhahn70 — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:35:55 GMT

I have read many of your newsletters and felt that you were knowledge in many of your ariticles,however on the subject of ear candles you are wrong.

Just like all drivers of cars all are not safe, all users of ear candles are not useing them safely. The right way of using ear candles is to sit upright, never lay down. The ear candle must fit the ear without falling out so no outside air is drawn in. Go to bibkit.com and read about proper use of ear candles.

I look forward to your re evacuation of ear candles.

Best wishes for your good health,

Barbara

re: Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

bhahn70 — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:03:48 GMT

Dr,

I have been a reader of your newsletter and regard you as a source of good information regarding health issues, however I beg to differ with you on the subject of ear candles. Just because some drivers are bad drivers and cause accidents all drivers can't be blamed for bad driving. All users of ear candles must take repsonsibility for using them probably. An ear candle should be used sitting upright never laying on your side. The candles must fit into the ear without falling out in order to get a proper fit that dosen't allow outside air to be drawn into the ear. Go to bibkit.com for information on how to ear candle. I would like for you to be informed on the good uses of ear candles.

Best wishes for your good health,

Barbara

re: Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

moomoo — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:31:06 GMT

Having read all the comments above I must comment again. It seems that Dr M isn't interested in testing out his "it's not wax theory" for us but even if it was proved that the stuff that comes out isn't wax, I for one will continue to use something which is cheap, can be done at home, is safe (using the right candles of course and with a bit of common sense!) and gives me and my family enormous relief which has never been replicated anywhere else or by any other means.

Apart from anything else, if these candles cause nothing but a placebo effect, it's a bloomin' good one. They smell nice, they are natural, the process is relaxing, it clears my sinuses and ears and in a world of chemicals and medical intervention, something I can wholeheartedly recommend.

re: Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

Dluske — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:16:36 GMT

Ear candling, being a natural type of treatment, has the tendency of exaggerated claims. - Important points: Use a quality candle, made from beeswax, fitted with a filter. It is vital to place the candle into the ear ( by a trained person), in such a way as to create a vacuum, no smoke should be coming from the ear. The candle should be lit, and primed by closing the un-lit end with your finger, before placing it gently into the ear canal. - Don't use an ear candle if you have no problems, healthy protective earwax, designed to remove impurities, should not be disturbed. - If you have totally blocked ears, wax is nearly black, you would waste your money trying to remove it with an ear-candle. - Do use it: - If you have frequently blocked ears ( not swimmers ears), an ear candle will remove "some" wax, and will help to restore the natural ear-wax flow function. - Musicians, who are complaining of lost high frequency hearing, will in most cases be helped. Is it successful in all cases? No, nothing is - it always depends on the underlying causes. - Do use it for general hearing loss - it's worth a try. - Do use it for dizziness if no other causes are found - it's worth a try. - And do use it after colds, etc if you have a feeling of blocked ears, it usually helps. - And lastly, the candle is not only used simply to remove wax, it is also used to establish equilibrium between the outer and inner ear. (osmosis). Patients with ear infection, who didn't regain proper hearing, even if their wax was removed with a syringe, would be help by candling. Interestingly enough, after the treatment, the ear canal may show some light pale wax ... the natural flow had been re-established.

re: Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

earth angel — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:27:34 GMT

I have had ear candling done several times and have never experienced any problems with it. I have also talked to many people who have had it done and have heard only positive things, including one elderly person who's hearing significantly improved after several candlings'. I think this is an old fashioned remedy and I support its' use.

namaste', rachel

re: Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

hgailg — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:49:38 GMT

You know, the idea of candling never appealed to me. Dry heat in the ear--sounded too much like having a temperature.

When we were small My mom had a wonderful way of using warmed peroxide to treat earaches & was great for ear wax as well, although as kids impacted ear wax was not our problem.

Back then, when pill vials were made of tempered glass she would put a few teaspoons of hydrogen peroxide into a vial and stand it in a small glass of hot water to warm it. Then she'd use a dropper to do the Mommie-wrist test so it wasn't too hot & gently fill the sore ear with the peroxide, put in just enough of a cotton ball to keep it from running out, & we'd go to sleep with that ear pointing up. The wet warmth & fizzy sound gave amazing comfort & we'd be asleep in no time. The next morning, not only was the earache gone, but so was the cold, or sore throat, sniffles, or any other related complaints. All gone!

It worked equally well on my dad's ear wax as well & saved him trips to the doctor's office.

It was a warm, happy, fizzy solution for pesky childhood earaches and from what Dr. Mercola has been saying about hydrogen peroxide, not so old-fashioned, either.

re: Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

Pat 444 — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:50:58 GMT

I agree with Dr Mercola. This is a procedure that can be replaced by a safer one.

From my own experience and having lived in another country, there was a similar method of alternative medicine to help with ear problems, and what helped was the HEAT and WARMTH itself.

It was as much risky as the candling: Grandmothers lit a ciguarette and holding the lit side of the ciguarette IN their mouth, rounding the hollow of their mouth in such a way, so the ciguarette would not touch or burn their tongue or their mouth; then they blew the smoke in the affected ear from the filter side, holding that filter side into the ear. If they were afraid to keep the lit side in their mouth, they did it in a different way, pulling the smoke like a regular smoking, cumulating that smoke in the mouth, and blowing a large quantity of that warm smoke into the ear.

What about the residue you find while candling, it comes from the beeswax itself, and not from ears: Try to boil real raw honey with regular sugar syrup, you will be amazed to see a lot of yellow brownish residue in that boiling stuff. If boiling honey gives that residue, apparently from debris of beeswax, it's normal that you will find more residue in the candle, coming from the burning beeswax itself.

re: Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

veritas — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:57:27 GMT

A few years ago, I had all of my mercury fillings replaced. Directly after the last (and largest) filling was removed, I developed an increasing pressure inside my right ear (filling was on the right side). The pain and pressure continued to increase and expand until it affected a substantial area around my ear.

I mentioned this to a coworker, who suggested I try ear candling. After using two candles in succession, I experienced a significant decrease in pressure, which continued for the next two days until there were no noticeable symptoms. There was also about one half teaspoon of waxy substance in the tip of the second candle (nothing in the first).

Oh, and by the way, I regularly consume fish oil (Nordic Naturals) and have never had wax buildup issues apart from this one instance.

re: Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

4maf — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:12:05 GMT

I went to the Doctor several times in a 2 years and she kept telling to get the wax out of my ear. Nothing worked. I used oil,Hydrogen Peroxide, thewater baths, Then Someone told me about candleing and I thought I have nothing to lose. It worked and it was was very dark yellow. I have been using cadle waxing for 8 months now and my ear is so much better. I was losing hearing iin that ear.

The best kind of candles to get is the ones with Bees Wax Don't do it alone, you need help for safe candleing. I don't know why they say not to use it is is easy, painless and you get results.

re: Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

Sarasmiles — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:39:47 GMT

I agree, candida overgrowth caused me to spend most of my life suffering from eczema and to spend untold dollars at the allergist and on prescriptions. I highly recommend healingnaturallybybee.com for great information on conquering this condition. Best of luck!

re: Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

ccm_3 — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:43:22 GMT

I tried an ear candle recently for the first time when I did have a wax buildup and pressure on my ear for about a month. The next day the pain was gone. Instead of finding any reason to say don't do it how about trying it yourself first? Dangerous. If you follow the directions that is silly. Were adults here. The instructions also say very clearly that any wax found inside the candle after burning has been deposited by the candle. I don't know what businesses that sell ear candles are saying what Mercola has written in the article? I bought my through Wally's Natural Products, Inc and it says clearly the precautions.

Pouring a liquid of hydrogen peroxide in my ear and assuming it just eats the wax out and causes not other harm. Has that been tested. That sounds like something more drastic to me and needs further investigation.

re: Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

Askthemidwife — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:34:30 GMT

I made my own ear candles out of pure beeswax. I tried them in a friend's ear, and in nothing. I cut them both open, and viola! They both had the same "stuff" inside. It is just the way the candle burns. Here's is a simple and safe remedy for water in the ear, or ear pain. Carefully heat salt (dry) in a skillet. Put it into some gauze, or even a cotton baby sock. Test the temperature on the inside of your wrist. Be sure that it is not too hot and place it over your ear. Immediate relief.

re: Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

BarryWahLee — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:12:39 GMT

The Ear candles made with Bees wax should only be used because the bees wax does not drip into the ear.

re: Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

BarryWahLee — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 04:12:32 GMT

The Ear candles made with Bees wax should only be used because the bees wax does not drip into the ear.

re: Ear Candling -- Playing With Fire

Lord William — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:34:39 GMT

Yeah, well I used to look half-way normal until I did this ear candle thing and set my head on fire. Good thing I had that axe to put out the flames.