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An ear candle is part of an alternative medicine called ear candling, a practice claimed to improve general health and well-being by lighting one end of a hollow candle and placing the other end in the ear canal.

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posted by AdamT (55)
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an ear candle is a candle with a long wic. you light it while the candle is in your ear. It is supposed to clear your ear of any wax. Most people use it to clear their ear canal of any excess wax allowing them to hear well once again.

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An ear candle is a technique that uses a lit candle placed near the opeining of the ear with a funnel type cone that draws the heat into the ear canal to melt away ear wax which drains out.

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An ear candle is a device that assists in the removal of ear wax by creating heat, which melts the ear wax, and draws it out of the ear through the gentle flow of air through the bottom of the ear candle.

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