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Beeswax Blend Ear Candles (50 Pk)

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I have been using candles bought at a local healthstore for some time, with good results every time. However, using these candles I would have thought that there was no wax in my ears at all. I even interspersed using these candles with the ones from the local healthstore...each time TC Natural's candles produced nothing, but the others did.

In a nutshell, don't waste your money.

I have twin daughters with very small ear canals. They also have very sticky wax. Ear candling has helped them pass hearing tests. This was tested by a speech and language pathologist. I have also begun using small drops of mineral oil at night a few nights a week. I alternate ears when they are sleeping. This was recommended by a Ear Nose Throat Doctor.

I too did a test run of a candle. I put the end into saran wrap. No "ear wax looking" substance nor residue was in the candle. I too have been leary of such products. But when my girls were struggling to hear, I have found a combination of things along with an open mind has helped improve their lives. Thank you.

This review is about ear candles in general. My wife and I both tried these candles as instructed. When done, we excitedly cut open the candles and saw copious amounts of what looked like ear wax. Days later I reconsidered the ear candles and couldn't convince myself of the results, despite seeing what I assumed must be ear wax in the dissected candle.

I bought another candle and conducted an experiment. I lit the candle on one end and placed the other end (which would normally go into your ear) into a section of vinyl tubing. Soon, smoke was pouring out of the tubing. Thinking that an open tube didn't accurately simulate the human ear canal, I bent off the tubing thereby sealing it. Once the candle had burned down I cut it open. Sure enough, the contents of the candle with tubing at the end was identical to the candle I had held to my ear; there was an ashy powder along with tough, brown chunks of wax. Since the contents of the candle without an ear attached to it matched the contents of the candle placed into an actual ear I can only conclude that the "ear wax" found in the cut-open candle does not come from your ear. It probably comes from the candle itself, but that's just a guess.

Here's another similar (but more medically tested) story: http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_098.html

I tried ear candling at the suggestion of a friend. I was amazed at the amount of wax and "candida" that came out of my right ear. Being concerned I didn't get it all I did another and another and another all with the same results, all candles filled with so-called earwax and candida. The only problem is you could not have fit this much wax in two ear canals much less one, so I did an experiment. I took a small paper cup and turned it upside down on my kitchen counter, poked a small hole in the bottom and inserted the candle and lit it. Here are my unbiased observations. Smoke began to filter into the canal formed by the cup and then promply stopped. Why? Because the melting wax from the candle runs down and clogs the hole! At this point there isn't anything goint to happen. You might as well stick a Bic pen in your ear for all the good that it would do. I let the candle burn down to 1 1/2" and blew it out and then opened the candle remnant up. I couldn't believe it! The paper cup also had ear wax and a grave candida problem!
Conclusion: the wax in the candle is from the candle (duh) and the white stuff is the ash from the cloth. Please, save your money. I am not a frustrated M.D. trying to debunk holistic practices. I am a natural health practictoner.