This very popular therapuatic technique is performed while you lie down and relax. The therapist places a hollow candle, which is fitted with a filter, into the opening of the ear, and as the candle slowly burns, excess earwax, toxins, remnants of past infections, dust and debris, are gently drawn out. The treatment is completed with a gentle and relaxing ear massage.
When excess wax is removed from the ear on a regular basis many people find their hearing is improved, tension is reduced, pressure within the ear is balanced and often other symptoms not consciously connected with an ear condition are reduced.
Ear candles are commonly used in the treatment of:
- removal of excessive wax
- headaches, migraines
- rhinitis
- tinnitus
- hearing impairments
- stress
- neuralgia
Candles cannot be used where there is a perforated eardrum, grommets, infection or when wax dissolving products have been put into the ear within 36 hours of a treatment.