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Tue Nov 28, 2006 11:24 am  |
Hi
Has anyone used Hopi Ear Candles? If so, how did you get on with them, can you do the treatment easily yourself? Did it make any differences?
I've been toying with the idea of having a go as I get tinitus and earache and also for my hubby as he gets sinus problems. The ear candles are supposed to help with things like that. I'm just wondering how easy is it to put a lit candle in your ear and do they actually work?
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:00 pm |
LOL - the image of the lit candle is funny, like a birthday cake!!
Actually, I have been 'candling' on and off for a few years now. It's very easy to do, but you MUST have a partner with you.
It's not to 'treat' any ailments. But - the crud that I have gotten from using these is amazing. If nothing else, I have found it to be very soothing... |
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Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too. ~ Voltaire www.Candessence.com |
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:38 pm |
Hi
It's supposed to help with sinus, tinitus, hearing probs etc, are you saying it doesn't make any difference then?
Also why do you need a partner to help you, can you not do it by yourself?
Just got visions of hubby burning my eyebrows off!  |
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:44 pm |
| Tried it by myself and couldn't do it. |
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:32 pm |
| I've tried to do it by myself and it can be done. Just get a mirror to place in front of you so that you can see how you are angling the ear candle, and not set any part of the house or yourself on fire. Did not notice any change in ear sensation, that is, ear did not feel any cleaner, but when I use a ear digger to clean my ear, it was cleaner than usual! My friend who has soft wax (I have hard) finds that it works great on herself. After the candling, she cuts open the candle and finds some yellow goo in it (I saw it myself. about a cm's worth). Not in mine though, so I believe that is it the ear wax and not the candle wax. |
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:39 pm |
I've done it. It's fun.
But I saw a report on TV (a Hong Kong channel, maybe) recently which said it was unhealthy because the wax in the tubes has a cleansing function so it shouldn't be deep cleaned like that. |
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Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:19 pm |
| sarahb wrote: |
Hi
It's supposed to help with sinus, tinitus, hearing probs etc, are you saying it doesn't make any difference then?
Also why do you need a partner to help you, can you not do it by yourself?
Just got visions of hubby burning my eyebrows off! |
Not saying it doesn't help with those ailments. As I used it when I had an infection and it helped tremendously. They say - who is they anyway? - you shouldn't use them to treat ailments...
I've gotten to the point I can use them by myself, using the mirror as Chloes said. It's just easier & more relaxing to have someone else to mind the angles and how far down the candle has burned.
I don't use them frequently, maybe 1x per month when I remember. It's cleansing, though I personally don't think using them as directed would cause any undo problems. |
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 3:43 am |
i feel afraid of it,  |
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:21 am |
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Dangers Reported
Candling poses several dangers, the most serious of which involve burning caused by the hot wax. Candle manufacturers claim that their candles will drip only down the outside of the ear, but shamefully few direct the user to hold the candle horizontally to prevent this. A 1996 survey of 144 ear, nose, and throat physicians, found that 14 had seen patients who had been harmed by ear candling, including at least 13 cases of external burns, 7 cases of ear canal obstruction with candle wax, and 1 perforated eardrum [3].
Another case was reported by The London Free Press, a Canadian newspaper. A woman who experienced stuffiness in the nose and ear pains while scuba diving went to a local health-food store and was referred to a "qualified" candler. During the "treatment," she felt an intense burning in her ear. At the emergency room, attempts to remove wax that had dripped from the candle onto her eardrum failed. Surgery was required, and a hole in her eardrum was discovered, which presumably was caused by the procedure. She recovered fully, and luckily her hearing was not affected. The practitioner apologized, compensated the woman, and stopped performing ear coning [4].
Alaska Fire Marshall Gary L. Powell has reported two instances of significant fires associated with ear candling., one of which led to the user's death. On January 27, 2005 a 59-year-old woman ignited her bedding when she dropped an ear candle that she was attempting to use the ear without any assistance. The candle ignited the bedding and quickly spread to curtains and other combustibles in the room. The woman did escaped but suffered an asthma attack and died in a hospital emergency room [5]. |
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Wed Nov 29, 2006 1:27 pm |
| Good grief, are you guys trying to put me off! |
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