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Don't get burned by using ear candling.

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| August 01, 2003 | Evans, Diane | COPYRIGHT 2003 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Diane Evans

Sherri, a mother of two boys, asked about ear candling as a way of removing excess earwax. She experimented with candling after one of her sons failed a hearing test at school.

"I took him to our doctor," she wrote in an e-mail, "And for $150, the doctor flushed the ears of both of my sons. One with water, one with something that looked like a metal crochet hook. Ugh. Afterward, a friend told me about candling. I can't believe what they draw out of the ears. The candles are cheap, quick, easy, convenient. How effective are they?"

I didn't find much information on ear candling by way of medical studies. What did turn up ...

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