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Weirdest thing - ear candling, baws with packed ear wax??

Posted on 10/18/22 at 1:29 am
Posted by Xanthus
Member since Dec 2021
273 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 1:29 am
This is a bit odd, ear candling for health benefits. But it's early morning.

YT Ear Candling 101

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This post was edited on 10/18/22 at 2:05 am
Posted by Bullfrog
Institutionalized but Unevaluated
Member since Jul 2010
57284 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 1:38 am to
I’ve used them a few times before. Kinda fun and gives a weird sensation as the flame draws the aire through your ears.

You want the authentic handmade waxed linen ones.

That said, I don’t think they do much if anything.
Posted by DingleBarry
Member since Aug 2021
317 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 1:39 am to
Drunken/High youtube video share thread ?
Posted by ellunchboxo
Gtown
Member since Feb 2009
18984 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 1:41 am to
I think you just like to look at the twink with the belt buckle.
Posted by Xanthus
Member since Dec 2021
273 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 1:52 am to
First I've heard of this. Interested to hear from people who have done it and why.
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
30492 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 1:57 am to
Scam. They stick a wax coated paper cone in your ear and light the top. The wax on the paper melts down into the bottom of the cone. Voila! They pull out the cone and show you the wax that “the heat drew out”.

It’s worse than a carnival game.

Don’t pay to have this done. We did it about 20 years ago and I’m still salty about paying $50 for this “new treatment” at a nice spa in Jackson Hole.

Got totally hoodwinked. Learn from my failure.



Plus you will look like a buffoon while the staff laugh at you under their breath.


This post was edited on 10/18/22 at 2:02 am
Posted by dtmb
Member since Mar 2013
676 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 2:02 am to
It’s completely fake.
Posted by Xanthus
Member since Dec 2021
273 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 2:02 am to
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Scam


Good advice, thanks. Snake oil kinda thing.
Posted by McCaigBro69
TigerDroppings Premium Member
Member since Oct 2014
45112 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 2:48 am to
I was in a car wreck a decade or so ago and got an MRI and something showed up. They dug into my ear and pulled a huge packed piece of ear wax out.

Genuinely felt like it was in the middle of my skull.

Was one of the most intense feelings of relief I’ve felt in my entire life when it was removed.
Posted by Xanthus
Member since Dec 2021
273 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 3:07 am to
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intense feelings of relief


Dad had ongoing earwax buildup, never understood the deal. He's long gone. Glad to know you had relief. It's a thing. Thanks.
Posted by CHEDBALLZ
South Central LA
Member since Dec 2009
22344 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 4:47 am to
My wife bought one similar to this. Wal Mart $20. I used it a couple times, works pretty damn good and I can actually get wax out of my ear.
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
27354 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 5:02 am to
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It’s completely fake.


It is just as fake if they call it thermal-auricular therapy but it costs twice as much.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
19297 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 5:10 am to
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Dad had ongoing earwax buildup, never understood the deal.


I've had it plug my ear a couple of times. Doc said some people will just produce more, and it may kick in at any time.

Going to an ENT with a good water hose and vacuum system (if needed) for removal is the best. They do it all the time so have skillz. My internal medicine guy couldn't offer better than the rubber squeeze bulb and water that is worthless for major blockage.
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
19252 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 5:16 am to
Debrox is the real life saver for ear wax impaction.
Posted by Koach K
Member since Nov 2016
4344 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 5:23 am to
Are people really this clueless about the melting point of earwax or materials in general? I suspect it has a melting point well above 98.6 deg F.
Posted by I20goon
about 7mi down a dirt road
Member since Aug 2013
15888 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 6:09 am to
Tried it a couple times years ago... didn't see any results.

best thing I've found for non-impaction, which I'm prone to build up if I don't keep an eye on it, is actually nose spray and one of those trigger pump thingys.

Nose spray seems to work in two ways reducing inflammation and loosing build up.
Posted by jamiegla1
Member since Aug 2016
7188 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 6:20 am to
take it up a notch and google "Indian street ear cleaners"
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
67631 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 6:21 am to
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ear candling
Pass

Aural version of squirting
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
82072 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 6:35 am to
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First I've heard of this. Interested to hear from people who have done it and why.
oh they absolutely work. Have you not unwound one when finished and look at all the nasty crap it pulled from your ear? Great way to remove shampoo and wax out of your ear.
This post was edited on 10/18/22 at 6:36 am
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
82072 posts
Posted on 10/18/22 at 6:36 am to
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Aural version of squirting


They work just fine.
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