No swearing that I have seen, the question is been addressed if the links are read.
IN A NUTSHELL NOTHING COMES OUT OF THE EAR INTO THE CANDLE.
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The Claims Vs. The Truth
The major benefit touted for ear candles is that they can remove cerumen and other debris from deep within the ear canal through the way in which they burn. Supposedly there is a negative pressure, or spiral effect, created within the ear that draws cerumen and debris up and out of the ear.
DeMeo reports in the
Skeptical Inquirer that there are two simple tests that disprove the claims made regarding ear candles, however.2 The first can be done by inserting a piece of weighted wax (preferably human) into a small test tube. The test tube is heated in a hot water bath to the human body temperature. An ear candle is placed into the test tube and is lit. The flame is extinguished when the candle has burned about half way. Examination of the test tube indicates no change to the wax inside-it is neither pulled up the test tube toward the candle, nor does it enter the candle.
When the end of the candle is torn open, one can observe residue inside. Internet Web sites claim that this residue is from the ear canal; however, the test described by DeMeo showed that the residue originates from the candle itself. This fact is proven by a second test, where the above procedure is done with an empty test tube. When the candle is cut open, the residue is still present, indicating that its origin is from the candle, not the wax.2
Further, Dryer stated that in order for negative pressure to remove cerumen from the ear, the force would have to be so great that it would rupture the tympanic membrane.3 Research has confirmed that no negative pressure is created by a burning ear candle, so any source claiming or suggesting such a notion is false.
Along with the fact that ear candling does nothing to remove wax and debris, the procedure poses a significant danger to the participant. The one study that looked at the efficacy and safety of ear candling in a scientific way appears in
Laryngoscope in l996. The authors conclude the following:
- Candling does not produce negative pressure in the outer ear canal.
- The procedure removes no cerumen from the outer ear canal.
- In a survey of 122 otolaryngologists, 30 complications were reported, including 13 burns of the auricle and outer ear canal, seven partial or complete occlusions of the ear canal with candle wax, one tympanic perforation, three cases of external otitis, and six cases of temporary hearing loss.
- Analysis of the debris left from the candling showed a sample composed of multiple alkines, which are found in candle wax.4
The authors stated that candling is of "no proven benefit in the measurement of cerumen and may produce a number of complications that require conventional medical treatment."4
These conclusions were echoed by Ernst.5 He deemed ear candles dangerous and ineffective for any condition, and concluded that ear candles do more harm than good. He felt their use should be discouraged
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