Try this: http://tinyurl.com/382ec Direct URL http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/candling.html People swear by these things, but.. all I know is I had an earache a few years ago and a doctor took a look and told me I had no wax at all. Nothing that needed to come out. Kent On Feb 20, 2005, at 9:27 PM, ilex cameron ross wrote: > hello hello again, list! > > I took quite a hiatus due to being too busy to keep up with the emails > - I figured if I was deleting over half of what I was getting from the > list just to maintain my inbox, that was a definite sign to go > inactive! > > Soooo, I was in some airy fairy gift shop today and saw ear candles > and started wondering what "we" (of the piano tuner persuasion) think > of such a device? Everyone I know who has used ear candles says > they're just incredible, that even if you clean your ears regularly, > these things manage to extract all sorts of gunk out of there, thus > vastly improving your hearing. Thing is, you're only supposed to "ear > candle" once or twice a year because your ears produce wax as a > protective measure. So, my thought/question is that maybe ear candling > *isn't* such a great idea? > > Has anyone here done this or heard any scientific research on whether > or not it really is a good idea? > > Yep, leave it to me to come back with some off-the-wall question like > this ;) > > -"ilex" / holly ross >
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