Hopi Ear Candling

Meg/Mags, please move this if necessary.
Wasn't sure if it comes under General, Health, or Beauty?


Hopi Ear Candling.
Has anybody here ever had this treatment?

If so, what made you want to try it?

What did you think of it?

If you went because of a problem, did it help, worsen, or made not a scrap of difference?

How many treatments did you have, or did you stop at just the one?

Thanks for any experiences you can share.

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I had to look it up Mups

https://www.healthline.com/health/co...dling#research

I don't think I would be brave enough to have that done...

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Yes many times Mups . It's a lovely experience. I've also done it for friends . It's very relaxing . You can hear the pop pop as the wax is melted and sucked away .

My ears felt very clean and I'm convinced I could hear better

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I use sodium bicarbonate ear drops. That's enough messin' for me.

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I'd give it a go, I think...its been around for thousands of years so it must work. I just use warm olive oil in a syringe.

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Do you suck it back out?

I had a perforated eardrum a few years ago, caused by infection. It mended itself, but I'm now wary of damaging it.

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No D00d, you warm the oil under the hot tap, turn your head sideways, squirt in and stay like that for a few mins. Then you stop the oil running out down your face with a cotton wool ball. inside the ear. The excess oil soaks into the cotton wool and you remove it. Repeat daily for as long as it takes. Its very gentle, non invasive. The oil softens the wax and lets it come out naturally.

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I have used olive oil before, not warmed and not in a syringe.

I find this less messy ....

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Oh I haven't seen them before, yes the dropper would be more precise. Thanks!

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It’s a hoax
There are loads of videos on YouTube proving that they don’t remove wax and the stuff inside the candle looks the same when the candle is put on a glass as when its on an ear.