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ear candle therapy

by hawkings, May 20, 2007 12:00AM
Has anyone ever had ear candle therapy before? Does this benefit the eustation tube?
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by Ravyn007, May 22, 2007 12:00AM
I'm not a doctor but I have read that this can cause ear problems so I have avoided doing it. I know a few people who do this on a regular basis for wax extraction but I think softening the wax with an over the counter product like Debrox and then flushing the ear out with warm water is more effective. That's just my opinion though.

by judyai, Mar 30, 2008 05:29AM
To: judyai
The ear candle is not a candle. The ear candle does with the natural raw material. The most main raw material is the beeswax. The beeswax is the natural material to the person profit, because the ear candle takes a vertex however, therefore should better operate in the specialized shop, if you discovered uses the product to you are not completely natural you simply do not use, otherwise to your body is not good.

by mamaboulet, Mar 30, 2008 08:24AM
Please stay away from this quackery. Go to this link for some REAL info on these bogus and dangerous kits.

http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/candling.html
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