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Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Do Ear Candles Really Work?
Hopi Ear Candles or Ear Cones
Hopi Ear candling is currently a popular method for removing excessive ear wax as an alternative to more scientific methods and more so in the far East. Also called ear coning or thermal-auricular treatment, the practice involves placing a wax candle or cone in the ear canal. The candle is lit and the flame is said to create negative pressure, which pulls wax, toxins, and other foreign material out of the ear canal.
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Tuesday, 14 May 2013 The body naturally produces Cerumen (Ear Wax) by lining the ear canal to protect against infection.
The ear canal is lined with hairs that naturally move the wax out of the ear canal into the outer ear.
However on occasion, or unless you are genetically prone to lots of wax like me you have to use other measures to ensure you are not left deaf for long periods of the year. The worst thing you can do is insert Q-tips, this not only pushes wax further into the ear canal but stimulates the hairs in the ear to produce more Cerumen.
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Monday, 13 May 2013
Dear Readers, I have recently come across a product called "Ear Candles", assuming these were some kind of gimmick I was horrified to find out that these are actually used by a lot of people to remove excess ear wax.
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Monday, 13 May 2013
Hi and welcome to the new blog for www.earsyringe.co.uk
I have started this blog to give advice and collect feedback on the issue of ear syringing in the UK.
Historically ear syringing was always completed by a nurse, a few weeks after seeing a doctor - using a large metal syringe that created an enormous amount of pressure that removed the ear wax plugs from the ear canal. I experienced this on many occasions and found it be uncomfortable, I was also uncomfortable with the time this took up using both a nurse and doctor for something I feel could be done from home with the right tools and a degree of competence.
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