Ear Candle Wax Removal Experiment | See INSIDE the Ear Canal while Ear Candling! 😮

Ear Candling Wax Removal Experiment | See INSIDE the Ear Canal! Dr. Cliff Olson, Audiologist and founder of Applied Hearing Solutions in Phoenix Arizona, performs and experiment with the help of CARL from @AHeadSimulations to see what happens inside the ear canal when using an ear candle to remove earwax.

[amandamcclellan]

Thank you! This validates what I suspected for years (about finding the wax) is a result of the melted candle, and not actually ear wax.

[jeremycarter]

I have always been skeptical of the legitimacy of ear wax candles. Thanks for proving my suspicions!

[leonoragayle]

I used to do these and thought they helped. Went to the ear doctor after trying one time and he said he could see soot in my ear canal. They not only DONT help; they actually can really hurt the health of your ear. Thanks for the video!

[crazyglockguy]

Thanks for taking the time to create this, I found it to be very informative.

[vaskomediainc]

I find that wax candles in the ear don't work at all but I have found that paper tubes used like wax candles work really well. Basically you make a paper cone in the shape of a wax candle. After the paper tube burns sown to 4" i flip my head over onto a towel with my ear facing down and the heated wax just drips out of my hear. The wax is only liquidly for a few moments 30 seconds or so but in that time a noticeable amount drips out of the ear. Can you try an experiment with that setup.

[AnnaMiah-cs]

thanks, doc! i was about to lit my ear candle then i bumped to ur video as per im searching on how to use it. thanks a lot, u saved me!

[DannyFriedman-ym]

Great video. Love your directness and honesty. If only more people were like this right?

[briansisco]

Thank you for conducting this experiment - well done. Really appreciate the time you took on this and showing us the results!

[bradlevantis]

Really nice to see someone call out these scammers. They prey on people with marketing and, frankly, conspiracy theories about science and medicine. Keep up the good work

[rissa]

I used to have ear candling done, never really believed in it but my mom does it so I try to support her. Ten years or so ago I had a drop of the hot beeswax go into my ear canal when it was being done and it caused so much pain and I had to go to the doctor for several visits to get the wax out of my ear I have never had it done again. Works just fine for me to run warm water into my ear when I’m in the shower and I’ve never had issues with clogged ears.

[davidj.wilcox]

As a retired family doctor for 44 years I agree with the results. For those who have an ear wax problem I recommended that they run warm water in their ears each time they take a shower. It slowly washes away the wax if they will do it regularly. Ear wax softeners also help make this work better. Ear wax is a condition that needs regular care to reduce its amount and the problems is causes with reduced hearing. Otherwise seek out a doctor that will take the time to remove the wax safely. It isn’t a quick fix or quick job. It takes time even with expensive equipment. It must be done correctly or the ear drum can be damaged. Leave this one to the professionals.

[movierun]

How about using a COLORED (e.g. bright red) ear wax candle (instead of a tan one)? Then see what color the debris is inside.

[PoppyStat]

Me, doing earcandle and watching this video🗿

[minichris]

I'm searching for something that shows pictures of an actual human ear canal before and after candling. Ive just had too much success, and even my doc looking in my ears impressed with how free of the wax they are now, compared to how bad they used to be.

[patrickruiz]

I once removed a live ant from my friend's ear by using an ear candle to suck out the ant. It took 5-10 seconds.

[beautybeagles]

Ear candling when taught correctly is not designed to remove wax. The vacuum required to suck it out in that way would be dangerous to your ears. What ear candling is supposed to do is soothe anxiety, the gentle warmth MAY help soften ear wax to help it naturally migrate out the ear over the following few days. The wax in the candle at the end is simply the wax from the candle.

[justjanetpls]

thanks, doc! i was about to lit my ear candle then i bumped to ur video as per im searching on how to use it. thanks a lot, u saved me! ❤

[RonFleener]

Very well done, excellent and you have the full length vid to back it up. Thank you.

[FruitandNutcaseOK]

Try putting olive oil in the ear this also softens the ear wax and it runs out when it gets warm, , we have beendoing this for years as the nurse who used to do ear wax removal said we had to do the before the removal to make it softer and easier to remove

[TheOriginalrooster]

They’re the only thing that helps me consistently. Every time, it pulls up a sizable chunk of caramel/orange ear wax - clearly not soot.
CARL had his candle in completely vertical, I always do it an angle (because gravity and ear shape) and adjust positioning/depth (changing vacuum) as I go along.
Need to do this study again multiple times at different angles/different brands.