If you are up-to-date on your pop culture you may have seen the episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians when Bruce Jenner received an ear candling treatment from his stepdaughter Khloe. While it seemed more like a joke on television than what the treatment is actually like, it certainly does seem a bit odd.
While not your average approach, Spa 88 offers ear candling as a holistic treatment for ear aches and other common issues that are related to your hearing and listening organ.
To perform this treatment you need an ear candle, which is actually a beeswax or paraffin wax coated cloth that is shaped into a conical cylinder averaging 10 to 15 inches in length and varying in width. In many ways, ear candling is a therapeutic technique similar to acupressure, acupuncture and aromatherapy.
The entire process consists of putting a cone-shaped device in the ear canal and lighting the other end. This creates a low-level vacuum, drawing ear wax and other impurities through the hollow candle.
Relatively new to the public, this technique has been used for thousands of years throughout nearly every culture. This treatment was once referred to as ear coning, which used glazed clay or stone pottery cones in antiquity.
In today's society, the idea of ear candling is not exactly widely accepted, as it basically entails sticking a candle into your ear. The skepticism is understandable, but there are many alternative lifestyle practices such as acupuncture or mud baths that have proven to be useful. According to the FDA, ear candles are medical devices to some regulation that was invented.
It is important to understand that this form of treatment does have its risks, as with anytime you burn an object close to your body. Unlike what you may have seen on TV, this treatment was not designed to remove wax or toxins from your body, but rather to remove tension, negative energy, stress, and anxiety.
Spa 88 recommends ear candling as an alternative to “traditional” medicine. It is believed that this treatment can help alleviate the symptoms of issues like ear aches, sinus infections, and sinus pressure, releasing blocked energy, relieving pressure points of tension and as an overall form of relaxing therapy.
