Ear candling is an alternative therapy that is used to draw out impurities and wax from the ear. Ear Candling or Ear Coning is believed to be an ancient practice. Many cultures considered coning a spiritual practice for clearing the mind and senses.

The basic premise of Ear Candling is that the spiral of the cone causes the smoke to be pulled down into the ear canal. This causes the ear canal to warm up and loosen the wax and any other material. As the Candle burns down, it creates a slight suction thus removing wax and moisture from the ear.

People with existing tympanic membrane perforation should

not try ear candling.