You might have seen images of people with a type of candle in their ear.
 If you seek treatments from natural healers, they might recommend ear candling.
 Ear candles are a form of candles intended to be used to improve the health of your ears.
It is believed that they can be used to remove a buildup of wax from your ears.
 The heat from the candle (or some say a vacuum effect) will help to remove wax from your ear.
 You might notice an excess of wax on the candle when it is taken out of your ear which is often ear wax.
 They are intended to be able to remove other harmful debris and particles cluttering your ears.
 Avid users of them often believe that the use of the candle can even help to treat a buildup of fluids in the ear.
 Advocates of ear candling believe the candles can treat a variety of ailments and problems with the ear.
 They believe they can help to treat hearing problems if those problems are caused by fluid, wax and other debris that needs to be removed from the ear.
 They are supposed to be able to help those who are experiencing chronic ear aches.
 They might even be able to help relieve sinus related pressure.
 Those who believe in alternative treatments see another potential benefit to the use of ear candles.
 They believe that the burning of them help to restore a person's energy.
 The improvement and new balance of energy can help to improve a person's overall health.
  There are a variety of intended uses for ear candles.
 There are both skeptics and advocates for their use - do they really work or are they a myth, you decide?