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Here in Australia at most pharmacists/chemists/drug stores you can buy ear candles. With the help of a friend you lie on one side, place the candle funnel in yo

Here in Australia at most pharmacists/chemists/drug stores you can buy ear candles. With the help of a friend you lie on one side, place the candle funnel in your ear and light the far end. The concept being that as the candle gets hotter the heat draws earwax and gunk out of your ear. It's meant to be pretty safe (as long as you don't let the candle burn you/anything around you. I've since heard that the candles might not actually work, anyone know anything on this ear clearing option?

pherq 11y ago
They're covered early on in Bad Science, the short answer is that they do nothing except put you at risk of burns from wax, etc. You can test this fairly easily by putting one above a dusty surface and noting that it wont disturbe the dust beneath it.
ssanders82 11y ago
I've heard that these produce a substantial amount of discharge which is intended to impress you with what they removed from your body, but if you cut them open you will see the "earwax" was pre-installed in the candle.