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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth
A doctor once told me 'Never put anything in your ear smaller than your elbow'- I'd been using cotton wool buds. He said it was very easy to do damage.
Sticking a candle in sounds a bit iffy. What if hot wax goes the wrong way?
Talking cotton wool buds, I heard of one guy who was busy cleaning his ear. The phone rang, he grabbed it, pushed it to his ear- unfortunately he'd left the bud sticking out. That ear's just for holding his glasses on now.
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That sounds really painful!
It's okay to clean around the pinna and general ear area but not to insert into the canal I think? I have a friend who has a build up of wax but refuses to go to the GP, he's ordered a 'Home Ear Syringing Kit' from eBay. I'm concerned!
Anyway in answer to your question, Olivia I am intrigued by the ear candling thing, I've seen it advertised in a Chinese Medicine centre and heard It's helpful for all sorts of things, is that true?