Anyone tried ear candling? is it dangerous? Does it work?

I have not personally tried it, but I hear it can be dangerous. There is a good possibility that you can burn the inside of your ear with the wax.

There are other ways to clean your ears that are a lot safer.

Yes, it works. Yes, it can be dangerous, since you are working with a flame near your head & hair.

It is very interesting feeling when it is going on. You can hear the flame at the end of the tube burning... kinda like a roaring.

Yes, good to have someone who knows what they are doing as the monitor of the process.

Have a bowl of water, sharp scissors, lighter/matches and a teriyaki skewer handy.

Best to burn about 1/3 of the way down, take it out, snuff the flame, clear the accumulated junk out with the skewer into the bowl. The junk is powdery (supposedly encapsulated pollen) and depending on your body, perhaps some wax. It is especially important to get the wax out, since you don't want it rolling down into your ear when the flame melts it. That's another danger point.

Then trim the end of burnt material, tuck in in your ear again, and ignite again.

The person monitoring needs to have an eye on the tip of the cone in your head. There needs to be a good seal so the smoke goes UP the tube, not puddling in your ear.

After doing one ear, when you sit up, some people feel a distinct difference between the side which has been candled and the one about to be.

The candling process can sometimes clear the chakras.

Usually, I can see which ear is the one most exposed to the wind when I drive (left ear) and the side I use when I talk on the phone (right ear) by what comes out of each. I prefer to use Wally's parafin candles, which are linen fabric. Candles using beeswax seem to be covered in much too much wax for my preference. Haven't tried any with lavender or other herbs included.

Happy cleansing!

We do this a couple times a year. It does seem to help unblock wax buildup. It can be dangerous, as you are using a burning flame. You need to have someone do this for you. We use a small pie plate that we've cut a small hole in. We insert the candle (I prefer bees wax to the parafin. Parafin seems to burn too quickly) into the opening of the ear, then light the other end. As the candle burns down every inch the "handler" snips the used portion and places in a dish of water to extinguish. We go til there's about 2" left above the pie plate. Pie plate is an insurance in case any embers come off when snipping the end.

I've never heard or done earcandling, but I have had a paper funnel done. roll a piece of notebook paper into a funnel, and stick the small end in your ear. Of course, have someone do this for you. Start slowly burning the other end of the funnel. If you have air built up in your ears, your helper should see little puffs of smoke come out of the funnel. Don't continue until paper burns. Just do it until you feel better. When you are done, open up the paper and look to see if wax has built up on paper.

Ear candling is awesome, one suggestion to the comments above, use a disposable pie plate instead of a paper plate as they are not flammable.

It's not dangerous. Although you do need someone to help you--can't do it alone. It's perfectly safe and yes it does work. They're wonderful. Directions: http://www.earcandling.com/demo.html

(Always use a paperplate around the upper part of the candle--not around the person's face/head.)

It's worth a shot, just stay away from Ear Lightbulbing!

Feels so good -- cleans out all kinds of things. Does it work,... I think so.

My grandma's doctor does it for her. Ask your doc if you have wax problems.

WTF!!!