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HISTORY
(Introduction to Ear
Candling)
Ear candling, or ear coning as it is sometimes termed, was
used by the Egyptians, Essenes, Mayans, and Tibetans over 3,000 years ago
has been lost to most in modern civilization. In those times ear candling
was only offered to great warriors, spiritual leaders, those of the social
hierarchy, and for initiation purposes. Though ear candling was a cleansing
procedure used by many early cultures, it is still used in India, Egypt,
Mexico, Japan, Germany, Canada, Australia, and the United States today. As a
matter of fact, German medical students are required to learn ear candling
as part of their course of study. In the United States, however, ear
candling is a natural procedure delegated mostly to the homeopathists.
In the United States, some American Indian cultures use
hollow twigs or glazed clay with a double helix carved inside to create the
spiral of smoke and use herbs and incense while performing the ritual. Some
cultures in Europe use a pencil-thin, rolled cloth coated with beeswax. In
South America, the Spanish and Indians perform ear coning as a modality for
healing the sinuses by cleansing the ear canals. Their candles are made from
rolled-up newspaper that has been waxed and scented with incense one third
of the way up from the narrow end of the cone. The Choctaw Indians of North
America simply blow the smoke of various herbs into the ear canal as a
medicinal application in lieu of oils or candling the ear. The Amish also
use the Cherokee method in lieu of actual candling for removal of wax.
Many organizations have been established in the United
States to promote ear candling as a standard practice for cleansing the ear
canal and sinuses just as homeopathists regard lemon tea as a cold remedy.
Some times the simplest of remedies are still the most desirable in lieu of
drugging the patient. This is not to say that ear candling is the answer to
all ear, sinus, or throat problems; however, ear candling does improve the
symptoms and even eliminates many problems associated with eye, ear, nose,
and throat ailments.
Upon analyzation, the removed wax may produce evidence of
past infections, pollen, ear mites, worms and even parasites.
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