EAR CANDLING EXPERIENCE: HELPED ME? OR SCAMMED ME?

Out of my curiosity, I bought an ear candle. It was sold as P60 each some selling it online for P100, 2pcs in one pack. I saw the pictures in the marketing ads that can remove ear waxes. I'm so excited because at last, my ear will be refreshed. As working in a call center industry, we are engaged with tremendous calls everyday and we need to have a clear audio sound so we can understand the issue of the callers. So I bought 2 pieces so I reserved the other one for future use. I followed the instruction on how to use it. 

First, you need to have a lighter, a paper plate or any disc (make a hole in the middle to insert the candle) for any burning protection, glass of water, and then the candle. I lighted up the the candle and inserted it to my ear, I heard burning sound but I don't feel any pulling up effect inside my ear, I was thinking that it was vaporized and filtered by the candle's sponge filter. Then when the fire reached the end line, soaked the candle to a glass of water to end the fire. 

I opened the candle and I saw the waxes. I was so astounded because there are so much ear waxes taken off from my ear but I don't feel anything happened. I started to wonder how it works and how it goes to the internal part of the candle when it was blocked by a foam filter. How it surpassed the sponge filter? 


I started to make my own experiment by burning the candle. When I discovered that when the candle (a cloth coated with candle) burned, it created a wax. I smelled it, and it was completely just a candle. Therefore, I concluded that I was then scammed. I did a lot of research and I found some articles from these blogs, http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/candling.html, and from Audiology Online, http://www.audiologyonline.com/articles/ear-candling-fool-proof-method-1010. 


This product still exist in the market and even in Instagram or Facebook. I am not saying that you have to stop buying this kind of product but I am just sharing my experience. You can try it on your own and so you will experience it too and then you'll judge. In fact, I still have one and I will just keep it for memorabilia.