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

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  • 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.
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  • @leonoragayle6783
    @leonoragayle6783 Рік тому +70

    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!

    • @berserk322
      @berserk322 Рік тому

      Sooo Gulible

    • @TCraig00
      @TCraig00 Рік тому +11

      ​@@berserk322 gullible*. She did the right thing and went to an actually ear doctor eventually.

    • @user-tm1rf3kl9b
      @user-tm1rf3kl9b 6 місяців тому

      No you were right they they this is a f'd up video and sick this stuff needs stop

    • @user-tm1rf3kl9b
      @user-tm1rf3kl9b 6 місяців тому

      How can they really going to let his supposedly degree and being caught a doctor and this test are you that blind I really need you to reply to this I need to talk to you cuz I'm going to pray for you I'm going to pray that the light shine so bright through you that you'll see the movie and pulled over your eyes just like this a tremendously but they don't bring your ear wax into the wax .NEVER DID . AND IF ANYONE'S IS CLAIMING THAT THEY DO THEN YEAH THEIR SKIN AND PEOPLE TOO BECAUSE THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY DO BUT THEY TREMENDOUSLY THE WAY HE WON'T TELL US THAT BECAUSE HE WANTS TO CHARGE US $8,000 TO FIX IT IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY YOU CAN'T TRUST

    • @user-tm1rf3kl9b
      @user-tm1rf3kl9b 6 місяців тому

      ​@@TCraig00she did the right the family doctor who treats multiple dis-eases which are dis-eases in the body not dis-ases.

  • @bradlevantis913
    @bradlevantis913 Рік тому +98

    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

    • @user-tm1rf3kl9b
      @user-tm1rf3kl9b 6 місяців тому

      You're kidding me right you're calling the ear wax people scammer but so many doctors are associated with big pharma how many how many meds do you have in your cabinet and what are they blocking in your body to make you think that you are getting better huh how many tests have you been given in your life did you know that there's 15 amino acids that need to get through the blood brain and how many taxes in these Alzheimer patients ever had on the how many scripts does Dr Doolittle written for drugs and how many tests have been done to see if anything was getting the amino acids that we need have broke through the blood-brain barrier it's all a scam all your doctors are in doctor why don't you do a truthful video about these ear wax things scammers 3 but also doctors get scammed when they start school and think that they're here to help Elizabethmost of them are yes I can't think that you're that ignorant to not know that the human body needs nutrients but you know what don't use does the minerals in there aren't small enough to get into your cells and they're just going to keep getting lodged into your tissues and getting lodged into places and then the cells go what's that what's attack it now we got 50 autoimmune diseases

  • @davidj.wilcox6053
    @davidj.wilcox6053 3 роки тому +254

    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.

    • @ty8473
      @ty8473 2 роки тому +9

      Bs that just slowly pushes the wax deeper, liar.

    • @bukopandan1557
      @bukopandan1557 2 роки тому +3

      @@ddddzzzz5426 go to a professional

    • @RunRun458
      @RunRun458 2 роки тому

      The best and surefire way to tell if ear candles work is to try it yourself, check the earwax in your ears before and after if you see a difference it works if not then it doesn't work it's that simple, I don't trust doctors anyway if people didn't stay sick doctors wouldn't make any money think about that, whether you like it or not doctors have a vested interest in keeping you sick,that's why they quick to prescribed you medication over natural pathology, medication is all chemicals doesn't belong in the human body when you consume them you get a chemical reaction which are the side effects which are worst than the symptoms, and what do doctors do...... (prescribe you a different medication for the side effects) which causes even more side effects keeping you sick and keeps doctors pockets lined it's a never ending loop a scam, stay away from doctors they're wicked you have to your own doctor

    • @yeahrightmate
      @yeahrightmate 2 роки тому +11

      Well doc I am sorry to tell you but that does nothing! try putting some earwax into a little clear container and adding warm water and see what happens, it does not dissolve the wax, but if you put a few drops of Peroxide onto the wax and it dissolves it completely so warm water does nothing, maybe boiling water might work but I don't think anybody would put boiling water into their ears.

    • @yeahrightmate
      @yeahrightmate Рік тому +7

      @@96hjkfgg Yes that is a typical doctors answer on anything that is home remedy, but a simple way to prove they don't work is just light one and test how much suction it has and it has zero in fact my test even had smoke coming out the bottom so it actually has slight pressure so it is impossible to suck anything and it will allow wax and ash to fall into the ear.

  • @amandamcclellan1822
    @amandamcclellan1822 6 місяців тому +6

    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.

  • @beautybeagles6982
    @beautybeagles6982 Рік тому +6

    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.

  • @patrickruiz7963
    @patrickruiz7963 Рік тому +6

    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.

  • @rissa1048
    @rissa1048 Рік тому +60

    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.

    • @Alicia-ig7cv
      @Alicia-ig7cv Рік тому +1

      Did you use a paper plate to put the cone through?

    • @rissa1048
      @rissa1048 Рік тому +2

      @@Alicia-ig7cv yes. That’s how we’ve always done it. We also make sure to place a towel over their hair and shoulder just in case there should happen to be a bit of hot ash, wax, or what have you that should fall and burn them. You never know what could happen when you’re working with fire

  • @crazyglockguy
    @crazyglockguy 3 роки тому +54

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

  • @vaskomediainc933
    @vaskomediainc933 Рік тому +8

    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.

  • @FruitandNutcaseOK
    @FruitandNutcaseOK Рік тому +8

    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

    • @scribble71891
      @scribble71891 Рік тому +6

      I'd rather use diluted hydrogen peroxide because I'm not a fan of putting anything edible in my ear.

    • @aleadiann
      @aleadiann Рік тому +2

      I don't know if olive oil is a good idea because it can go rancid.

    • @mathewhex7045
      @mathewhex7045 6 місяців тому +1

      I've found that olive oil does help me personally forget where I learned it. I'm not sure what was even wrong with the ear but the weather was very dry and the ear was just generally itchy and uncomfortable and did it two or three times and it got better and no problems since. Definitely want to have a shower and make sure there isn't a bunch of residue left over or I imagine that could have led to other, different problems.

  • @movierun
    @movierun 2 роки тому +20

    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.

    • @biblemansings
      @biblemansings Рік тому +1

      Hahah I love this

    • @aperkins07
      @aperkins07 Рік тому

      I like the idea, but didn't he say the wax is from the soot or stuff within the candle and not necessarily the candle itself? In that case, the candle color wouldn't matter

  • @jweber53
    @jweber53 2 роки тому +58

    About 30 yrs ago I had a friend that was an ear candle fanatic. She wanted to ear candle me, but I insisted on an experiment first which led me to decline the treatment. I simply burned the ear candle in a clean shot glass and it produced the same amount of wax as she was getting from real ears. Your test goes even further eliminating any rare possibilities, but I was convinced even back then it was cosmic debris. She wasn't convinced and stayed in denial as long as I knew her.

    • @STORMFIRE07
      @STORMFIRE07 2 роки тому +4

      Send her this video

    • @yeahrightmate
      @yeahrightmate 2 роки тому +2

      Of cause it will because you did not have it sealed, it won't vacuum if it is not sealed.

    • @MoneyStrategiesSOULutions
      @MoneyStrategiesSOULutions Рік тому +1

      @@yeahrightmate exactly

    • @stanleystove
      @stanleystove Рік тому

      I don't understand. Why are they so inclined on believing this bs? Because a Chinese guy made it? Just wash your ears with some warm water or simply let them be

    • @caroljohns6934
      @caroljohns6934 Рік тому

      Had ear candle done on my ear, no ear wax came out, so if what he is saying is true about it being from the ear candle, then I should have gotten that "fake ear wax! And you don't put the candle straight up and down which would cause the candle to drip hot wax into the ear. By the way that was the first and only time having it done. (And I didn't have my ear weighed!)

  • @briansisco5925
    @briansisco5925 10 місяців тому +10

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

  • @TheOriginalrooster
    @TheOriginalrooster Рік тому +15

    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.

    • @biblemansings
      @biblemansings Рік тому

      Literally every professional is saying it’s a scam. The “orange earwax” is actually just the candle wax. I would check in with yourself and ask “well how does it work?” Can you yourself actually replicate your method with a test to prove you’re actually sucking wax up from your ears. Make a container that’s the size of your ear, then put some of your earwax in it and record. Post it as proof if it actually works.

    • @aperkins07
      @aperkins07 Рік тому

      It still should've shown some difference. There was no significance in the weight difference over each candle. I was skeptical about it not working, but it was a good controlled test with good visual

    • @rusticroots6654
      @rusticroots6654 Рік тому +5

      If you just burn the candle you get clean candle wax ,his experiment is bunk !!what comes out of your ear is that caramel orange ear wax as you said … doctors will go to any lengths to prove that you need them !!

    • @daleloveridge2722
      @daleloveridge2722 Рік тому +9

      The most outstanding flaw in this experiment to me was the ear that he tested on the dummy was not at body temperature so that changes the viscosity of the wax
      @@rusticroots6654

    • @cassbrowning4711
      @cassbrowning4711 Рік тому +4

      Another one is the fact that people tend to speak... If you speak during the candling, your ears have slight internal movement, even from swallowing - both of which is not occurring in the experiment. Also- we cannot assume that the earwax adheres to smooth plastic in the same way that it does to warm skin and hairs... The depth and location of where the earwax was built-up on those who claim it works are also unknown to us...
      It appears that this "experiment" doesn't take many factors into consideration -
      We have natural oils on the surface of our skin- yet another factor.
      I am assuming that every persons earwax is unique to that person and that some people might have more oils within their wax compared to anothers - which means that the candle might be successful for one person and not the next... The size of ones ear canal might actually come into play- I mean hell- the more I consider the validity of the experiment, the more flawed it becomes

  • @mariatopczij4525
    @mariatopczij4525 2 роки тому +40

    I like that you did your test scientifically with measurements. Have you looked at the wax under a microscope to determine what it is? If it's human wax, wouldn't it show on a microscope, and prove your test even further?

    • @AuntBeeDoesLife
      @AuntBeeDoesLife Рік тому

      Good control study resolution to the mysterious stuff no wiggling the candle around priduced

    • @nezuminezuminezumi7266
      @nezuminezuminezumi7266 Рік тому +5

      You can do what some universities do and spend thousands on mass spec or chromatography to try and show what the substance is. But ultimately you already know that ear candles have removed nothing from ears. There's no need to launder tax payer money through government grants in this case. :P

    • @meghannbyrd6275
      @meghannbyrd6275 Рік тому +1

      There are other things that need to be replicated to get a better control subject. Is the dummy at the same temperature as a normal human ear, for example?

    • @mariatopczij4525
      @mariatopczij4525 Рік тому

      @@meghannbyrd6275 that's a good point.

  • @timothycnewman
    @timothycnewman 3 місяці тому +10

    I’ve been using earwax candle for years if done properly it does take the wax out of your ears. I can use an ear picker to pick the earwax out of my ear. I am 58 years old and I’ve been doing this for 20 years if it works, that doesn’t work . I assure you it works because after the candle has been completed, I can use the pecker, and I cannot pick a single piece of wax out of my ear or a cotton swab cannot swab out anything out of my ear.

  • @ginnywilken4505
    @ginnywilken4505 Рік тому +26

    I've burned an ear candle without putting it in an ear and no wax was found in the candle. So when you say that the wax comes from the candle itself, it did not when I burned the candle .

    • @ToddDouglasFox
      @ToddDouglasFox 9 місяців тому +5

      Same, hundreds of times.

    • @piratechief8456
      @piratechief8456 5 місяців тому +1

      This just goes to show, people want to believe doctors, but doctor’s are people too, and like people they are opinionated. If ear candles dont remove wax then why is the wax in the candle yellow when done.

    • @rumpelstiltskin6150
      @rumpelstiltskin6150 4 місяці тому

      ​@@piratechief8456because different waxes behave differently and even change colours when burned.

    • @jamsha3893
      @jamsha3893 Місяць тому

      Why would the wax also be only on the inside if it’s from the candle

    • @jennagenshaw9855
      @jennagenshaw9855 Місяць тому

      I just did this experiment at home and had plenty of wax in the control candle 😔 I’m only 29 and have a reduction of hearing in my ear but also just lost my insurance so I’m feeling a little stuck 😮‍💨

  • @xbrandi12345x
    @xbrandi12345x Рік тому +1

    I have had ear tests and they couldn't find anything wrong. I am still trying to unravel the mystery. A few years ago someone I knew moved into a home with 2 staircases, 2 staircases that were next to impossible for me to go up and down because my balance was off and my right ear has been plugged for years but nothing medical has found a cause or can even prove to a doctor that I am not full of it. My boyfriend kept suggesting ear candles and one day he came home from work and told me to sit down and he pulled out an ear candle and put it in my ear and lit it. I don't recall any earwax coming out but it was an immediate change with my balance being improved. I was very impressed. I always hear people say they don't really do anything and are a waste of money but that experience makes me think they are worth trying. I still have ear issues but something made a difference and I don't think it's all in my head. I would buy them again. I don't know what they did but it seemed to help me.

    • @Grimmistired
      @Grimmistired Рік тому

      It might have changed the pressure in your ear a bit. I still don't recommend that though because they can drop burning debri into your ear.

  • @user-xl7xv5hl1m
    @user-xl7xv5hl1m 6 місяців тому +3

    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!

  • @user-fe3th2wn4p
    @user-fe3th2wn4p 5 місяців тому +2

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

  • @curious_k8
    @curious_k8 2 роки тому +67

    I used to have chronic ear wax build up as a kid and through my early 20s. I had muffled hearing a lot of the time and oftentimes, when I would go swimming, water would get stuck in my ear. A trip to urgent care for an ear flush was a regular occurrence UNTIL... When I was about 25 years old I started working for a wellness clinic that had chiropractic care. I started getting regular spinal adjustments, especially my cervical spine where I experienced the most tension. I experienced many benefits but there was one in particular that stood out to me. Throughout the first year of regular adjustments I noticed that every now and then my inner ears would itch and when I scratched there was a little bit of wax, as if my ears were slowly pushing wax out of my ear. That had never happened to me before, at least not without flushing. Also during that first year I noticed that my hearing was still clear and there didn't seem to be the typical wax build up that inevitably led to an urgent care visit. When I told my observations to one of the chiropractors, he said it's likely that up until that point the subluxations in my cervical spine were probably causing the nerves to my ears to not function optimally. He explained that the skin inside ear canals grows outward, bringing small amounts of wax along with it until it falls out or we have an itch that makes us scratch some of the ear wax off. I gathered that the nerves from my cervical spine to my ears were likely suffering due to subluxations, causing the skin in my ear canal to either slow down or stop growing outward like it's supposed to, causing all the issues I had for over two decades. Now, ten years later, I still receive regular chiropractic adjustments and haven't had any ear wax issues since.

    • @justinstewart5507
      @justinstewart5507 Рік тому +1

      Awesome. I do regular chiro too.! I love how A properly aligned spine helps your body to function properly and mitigates problems by restoring regular natural processes for wellness.

    • @claughlin
      @claughlin Рік тому +7

      🤣

    • @bigsmall246
      @bigsmall246 Рік тому +3

      Did it also solve your liver and heart problems?

    • @Chichirumiru
      @Chichirumiru Рік тому +1

      I had cancer, after going to a pseudo scientist, it has completely vanished.
      When I got the results from my doc, everyone stood up and clapped, even former president Barack Obama was there!!!1!

  • @Superhero18
    @Superhero18 3 роки тому +10

    This is so cool, I was wondering if you could perhaps do the same but with Earwax MD. I'm curious to see what the solution is doing inside of the ear canal.

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  3 роки тому +6

      That's a GREAT idea!!!

    • @Superhero18
      @Superhero18 3 роки тому +5

      @@DrCliffAuD I came across your channel because I was dealing with ear wax issues and I have natural hearing loss, so your channel's just been like a super awesome resource for those in the deaf/hearing loss community and I wanted to thank you for what you do as an Audiologist for your patients and what you're doing now for others around the world.

  • @reneeshaw9585
    @reneeshaw9585 Рік тому +3

    as I lay here with a candle in my ear lol

  • @pamz7531
    @pamz7531 Рік тому +14

    I don’t care what any experiment says. My husband had clogged ears. The doctor couldn’t get his ears clean so he told him to use a peroxide preparation. The wax in his ears was dark, not like the stuff from the candle. When his ears were candled, all that dark wax was in the candle. Not that dry flakey stuff. Then he went back to his doctor and the doc said “clean as a whistle”. He didn’t believe that we used the candle. I wish I had saved the candles. I think doctors don’t do it correctly. Candles work.

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  Рік тому +8

      You don't care that ear candling has been disproven by every single scientific study ever? Me thinks your husband isn't telling you something. 😂

    • @pamz7531
      @pamz7531 Рік тому +7

      @@DrCliffAuD I was there and saw it. It was my idea to go there and I have had it done myself. Also, I laughed when the doctor said his ears were clean and didn’t believe how it was done.

    • @simonhugo4893
      @simonhugo4893 5 місяців тому

      Scientific studies are subject to bias, mediocrity, conflict of interests etc. They often conflict eachothers. Not saying it's an inefective way of investating natural phenomenons, but it's downright foolish to consider that they are 100% representative of objective reality and that they are infaillible. It's a dangerous approach to not carry towards them even just a speck of critical thinking. Cheers

    • @okccitizen4400
      @okccitizen4400 4 місяці тому

      Agree ear candles work some science is just $cien$e

    • @markreynolds9135
      @markreynolds9135 4 місяці тому +1

      @@DrCliffAuDEar candling is a huge scam yet some people are suckers and they believe what they want, no matter how ludicrous it is.

  • @zafaran001
    @zafaran001 3 місяці тому +10

    it may not remove wax but the process removes negative pressure. my hearing is always cleared after ear candling

  • @FodderForFreedom
    @FodderForFreedom Рік тому +2

    If you grabbed a Q-Tip during or after this video, give me that thumbs up.

  • @whereitsfrom
    @whereitsfrom Рік тому +7

    My mom suffered for years from some kind of vertigo.. constant spins.. she tried plenty of doctors and pills nothing helped.. few months ago an herbalist gave her a 10 min treatment with ear candle, since then the spins disappeared. How do you explain that? Maybe it’s not about the wax? Maybe it’s about inflammation and other factors?

    • @stephaniepatel4132
      @stephaniepatel4132 5 місяців тому

      Maybe about her BELIEF that it helped her. The belief structures of the mind are very powerful.

    • @whereitsfrom
      @whereitsfrom 5 місяців тому

      @@stephaniepatel4132 Nah.. she didn't believe it will help her at all.. it just did.

  • @bjornloken8299
    @bjornloken8299 6 місяців тому +1

    Yeah it’s funny. I did an experiment where I lit an ear candle and placed it in a class cup and let it burn. There was still waxy debris. So it obviously not earwax

  • @tgill3436
    @tgill3436 2 роки тому +11

    It is absolutely amazing that some people still think that these things work , it's such a simple scam lol

  • @eddrjames
    @eddrjames 7 місяців тому +1

    Challenge to ear candling patients/practitioners: get a wireless otoscope ($20 amazon/temu), take pictures of the ear canal before the candling & immediately after (maybe earwax was removed, maybe candle wax was added). If you experience some wax falling out the days following the candling, take pictures of ear canal & compare with the pictures before the candling.
    We honor and respect the candling practitioners compassion to help their patients, so maybe this challenge would nudge them to add modalities of earwax softeners/solutions & flushing equipment. Peace be with you! 🙏

  • @RonFleener
    @RonFleener 2 роки тому +8

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

  • @candiikinz7719
    @candiikinz7719 Рік тому +7

    I’ve used these for years, but not for wax removal. The heat can be very soothing for ear pain, tho you should be very careful for all the reasons mentioned. You can get the same soothing effect by using a hot compress like a warm wet wash cloth to help ease ear pain.

    • @ToddDouglasFox
      @ToddDouglasFox Рік тому +1

      Warm moist cloths absolutely don’t have any suction. Candling is gentle suction. While there is nothing visible to see after candling, there is definitely benefit for many. Like anything else, such as wielding a scalpel, care should be taken. It’s fire, wax, and your ear.

    • @isaacholzwarth
      @isaacholzwarth 11 місяців тому

      ​@@ToddDouglasFoxthere is no suction at all. The smoke travels down the inside of the candle and into the ear, proving that it creates no suction (otherwise the smoke would go out the top). It also does not heat the inside of the ear at all, because heat rises and the flame isn't even near your ear. The only thing the candle does is deposit ash into your ear.

    • @gravityisfree
      @gravityisfree 9 місяців тому

      @@ToddDouglasFox Yes, I think that makes sense. My experience was a dramatic reduction in pain and I think the heat and gentle suction seem like the reason. The wax removal isn't the selling point for me.

    • @ToddDouglasFox
      @ToddDouglasFox 9 місяців тому

      @@gravityisfree I recently had yet another patient who went to an ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor who lied and lied and lied. The doctor found a deviated septum (which the patient knew about and it didn’t bother him) and which many, many people have and the doctor also found some sinus irritation. The doctor prescribed Flonase (a steroid which this patient can’t take due to certain reactions) and also recommended urgent surgery. Oh yeah and the doctor did some ear cleaning and reported removing A TON of debris. The latter was a complete lie. The patient was right there and saw what came out, it was minuscule and not blocking his hearing or causing any discomfort but the doctor documented that it was causing both and even suggested a hearing test. And finally the doctor documented that the patient agreed to everything that was suggested, again all lies. I wish I had been there as a “friend” and then reported him to the medical board. The kicker was that my patient was experiencing some inner ear pressure and discomfort previous to the ENT visit, had about a half dozen ear candling sessions with a professional a couple of weeks before the scheduled ENT visit and reported he felt great and didn’t think he needed the ENT visit. The doctor knew this but documented none of it. All of these people should have their licenses removed, yesterday and permanently. Glad you “get it”. PS the doctor also claimed he could see some ear candling wax! Wow, if only the patient had not mentioned ear candling, eh?

  • @veganconservative1109
    @veganconservative1109 2 роки тому +112

    Always thought ear candles were a scam. Now there is actual scientific-method proof of it. Good video. Thank you for your work in helping out your fellow Man. You have shown yourself to be a kind and honorable person: the best kind of human being. Subscribing.

    • @bekhamv6217
      @bekhamv6217 2 роки тому +1

      The experiment is flawed from the beginning. This is not science, it's a manipulated experiment missing crucial variables. What human being has cold earwax inside their ear? None. Temperature should have been a crucial part of this experiment. A more accurate experiment would be to heat up the earwax to normal 'body temperature' before inserting into the fake ear. While also, making sure to keep the fake ear at body temperature so as not to disturb the natural state that the earwax would have been if it had been in a natural environment, in a real human ear.

    • @viviennejordan215
      @viviennejordan215 2 роки тому +1

      I So Agree! Thank You for the video, this So Needed to be shown.

    • @flowerjpotter1629
      @flowerjpotter1629 2 роки тому +2

      Since first hearing about ear candles I've remained amazed that anyone would want to stick a flame so close to their hair, especially long hair.
      It's like the risk people unthinkingly take when they have lit candles next to their curtains. Yikes !

    • @herbladie
      @herbladie Рік тому +5

      They’ve worked for me for over 20 years now. They have to be beeswax candles, and you need to only burn them down a quarter of the way, clean and then llight it again. I use a chop stick to clean the candle. I have to do it twice a year and I get old dark wax out. Towel is over my head and a mirror is always helpful. It works for me IF I can find the correct candle.

    • @troubledseed
      @troubledseed Рік тому +10

      Did you not watch the damn video explaining that what you are doing is pointless and doesn’t work. Or did you just decide to live in your own world and ignore the factual evidence?

  • @mikekimmen4730
    @mikekimmen4730 Рік тому +2

    If you tested the wax removed from the candle, you will find that it is not actual ear wax.

  • @PoppyStat
    @PoppyStat Рік тому +6

    Me, doing earcandle and watching this video🗿

  • @amandaking4629
    @amandaking4629 2 роки тому +7

    Do u maybe think the reason why no ear wax was collected was because it was positioned straight up and down and not at a 45 degree angle? I wish you'd tested it the way the directions tell you too.

    • @Gainsforlife
      @Gainsforlife 2 роки тому +1

      Look at his other video where the angle is used. Result was the same 😂

  • @Fuglychick
    @Fuglychick Рік тому +7

    If I get my right ear wet I get an ear infection in my ear ( no eardrum) , it drains, it’s gross. But if I use an ear candle it drains less. Never tried it for wax. 😊

  • @daleloveridge2722
    @daleloveridge2722 Рік тому +4

    You gave a very convincing argument very scientific but it worked for me and so I'm convinced that it works

  • @Anandb123
    @Anandb123 3 роки тому +5

    Sir please make a video on treatment for hearing loss in 2021-21

  • @autumngalix4616
    @autumngalix4616 8 місяців тому

    I immediately thought that "sucking out" ear wax using a candle is not scientifically possible. There's no way that would create suction, it defies the laws of thermodynamics and physics.
    I'm still glad I checked this out though, thank you so much!

  • @GrumpyStoic
    @GrumpyStoic 2 роки тому +24

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

  • @winterowdaolcom
    @winterowdaolcom Рік тому +3

    My mother, who wears hearing aids, has a lot of ear wax build up and wanted me to do ear candling for her. I decided not to after watching your video. The problem is she has a LOT of pain when she gets her ears 'professionally' cleaned by the Medical Assistant at her primary care physician's office. She hates it and does not want to go back there. Does your method of cleaning out the earwax cause pain to the patient? Please advise.

    • @ladybirdleebee
      @ladybirdleebee Рік тому +1

      3% hydrogen peroxide works for me 👍🏻

    • @TheRedGlint4427
      @TheRedGlint4427 9 місяців тому

      ​@@ladybirdleebeebe sure to dilute with water before doing that. About 50/50.

  • @puppetmasterr666
    @puppetmasterr666 Рік тому +1

    i love how youre like “FOR SCIENCE”

  • @Benni-rp9or
    @Benni-rp9or Рік тому +8

    That's what a member of big earwax would say! Seriously though, great video and method. I had a suspicion ear candling was snake oil

  • @user-rb6kh2rq3i
    @user-rb6kh2rq3i 7 місяців тому

    I grew up only using these candles to relieve vertigo and to ease ear pressure and earaches. The smoke vaccum in my experience when it goes in the ear canal eases pain and I am assuming reduces inflammation. I cannot prove how it works especially with vertigo but for me, it somehow effects those crystals in the ear and in many people clears up the vertigo. I never believed they actually remove wax, using common sense one should conclude that the wax coating inside the candle is the residue left behind, it’s not going to “pull” anything out of your ear.

  • @shanethecolloidalsilverman718
    @shanethecolloidalsilverman718 Рік тому +1

    Ear candling can help cure a ear, sinus or throat infections

  • @justjanetpls
    @justjanetpls Рік тому +2

    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! ❤

  • @nicolecc79
    @nicolecc79 Рік тому +1

    Have you seen the video of what a ear wax candle does? I will never do that again, and I did it only once! I do believe the peroxide method works better!

  • @gaywizard2000
    @gaywizard2000 Рік тому +6

    I first heard of candling in 1997 and thought it sounded like BS! 25 years later, there you go!

  • @daleloveridge2722
    @daleloveridge2722 Рік тому +1

    One factor that was missing from your experiment was your ear was not at body temperature which would affect the softness of the wax.

  • @eliara-thevoice8430
    @eliara-thevoice8430 20 годин тому

    Ear candling absolutely works. You can't demo on a glass. It's not the same. Those trying to disprove it are using ridiculous setups. It works.

  • @adriantaylor5387
    @adriantaylor5387 Рік тому +3

    My church offers courses for holistic courses, this being one of them. I've never heard of candles to remove ear wax. My mum has bad tinnitus which makes her partially deaf so I thought of her. Unbeknown she was also looking at this type of therapy too. I thought I'd dig deeper do a bit of research - interesting video
    Just wondered if you could create an experiment somehow to measure suction

    • @rusticroots6654
      @rusticroots6654 Рік тому

      I wouldn’t trust his experiments ..he’s an ear doctor he will say his method is the only way that works ..but that’s mostly just paying a bunch of money for useless drugs that really don’t work .. or sitting in a waiting room so he can scrape your ear with a metal scraping device😮

  • @marywillison4638
    @marywillison4638 10 місяців тому

    Now do the Inonic foot detox bath. Some are better than others but the array seems to turn the water brown regardless of if feet are in the water. Some people do get parasites and metals out but the bulk of the waste is oxidation of metals from the array not actual toxins exiting the body.

  • @natimacias5542
    @natimacias5542 Рік тому +4

    Buch of frauds and scammers. Glad you called them out! Awesome video.

  • @juliemcmahon2063
    @juliemcmahon2063 Рік тому +3

    Thank you for clearing up that issue.

  • @pinkysistamb
    @pinkysistamb 2 роки тому +11

    This is in the name of science! Thanks for doing a follow up video for the naysayers. I think the 1st video you did on the real human ear was all I needed to see to confirm it wasn't effective method.

  • @johnlarson4254
    @johnlarson4254 Рік тому +2

    This one looks awesome. My aunt is an acupuncturist and I remember my mom getting the ear candles from her. I always thought they worked because you could see the wax. But I was a kid when I tried them the first time

  • @hayaq9991
    @hayaq9991 2 роки тому +5

    I did candling for the first time this week and couldnt ear.. i dont know what to say considering i could hear now

  • @donnafraenkel7852
    @donnafraenkel7852 Рік тому

    I used them and they work very well
    People complaining haven't fitted or done it properly
    It's supposed to be sealed up at the ear so it can draw out the wax

  • @StazyaDall
    @StazyaDall Рік тому +3

    Did your experimental ear have a hole inside of the base that would connect to the sinus canal? The human ear does. Or was it closed off?

    • @warpedweirdo
      @warpedweirdo Рік тому

      The presence or absence or such a hole in the model would have no effect, as the referenced hole in humans lies behind the ear drum, sealed away from the ear candle.

    • @ToddDouglasFox
      @ToddDouglasFox 9 місяців тому +1

      @@warpedweirdo Biology matters. An inanimate object can’t be used to biologically demonstrate urination or ejaculation, it’s only a facsimile.

  • @P3ral3z
    @P3ral3z 4 дні тому

    Ear candles are extremely effective. I literally just did it this morning. I do it once or twice every 3 months. Never had an issue and never had a doctor look in my ear and express any concerns.
    It doesn’t work if you don’t have any ear wax and it doesn’t work on fake ears 😂

  • @amandamatsumura9621
    @amandamatsumura9621 Рік тому +2

    My bf and i did ear candles once and both ended up with double ear infections lol

  • @luciantempest1291
    @luciantempest1291 2 роки тому +2

    I’ve always been into natural therapy’s but this always felt like it was doing nothing and the reside at the bottom was always obvious it was part of the candle. Thanks

  • @Alicia-ig7cv
    @Alicia-ig7cv Рік тому +1

    Wouldn't you get the same amount of substance in each candle then and it not vary?

  • @azizabbas9916
    @azizabbas9916 2 роки тому +2

    thank you, almost bought it

  • @allgoldproductions
    @allgoldproductions Рік тому +1

    People that use ear candles after watching this video.... "Yeah, but still."

  • @rubberducki0406
    @rubberducki0406 Рік тому +11

    I bet Carl was super relaxed and ready for bed after all those ear candles. Read the package, ear candles clean your aura. 👌

  • @autumnfeldpausch5539
    @autumnfeldpausch5539 Рік тому +8

    I've done it several times some yrs back. I always can hear and feel the wax move..it was usually loud sounding. And no, it was not the soft whistling sounds from the smoke pulling air thru the cone. Wax already inside the canal is softer, more moist than wax taken out and been exposed to air drying it further. Even if it is placed inside a closed cup. That experimental ear was nowhere close to the anatomy nor the organic wax that already exists in there. The oiliness, skin, dryness. Not saying candles are a miracle worker but there is something to it. A couple times after I had done candles a day or two later there was a waxy ball falling out or barely hanging in the cup/swoop of my ear (part of the outer ear, just before the hole). And yes, it was wax cuz I'm very curious & I picked & squeezed it. Tacky just like ear wax, the hues of yellows also. I Don't do it anymore simply because I don't work a factory job that requires ear plugs all shift long every day.

    • @josejose241
      @josejose241 Рік тому

      Anecdotal evidence. There are more scientific studies that show the dangers, such as wax falling into your ear. So that ball of wax could be caused by the extra wax from the candle.

    • @fireborn
      @fireborn Рік тому

      An ear doc (expert) is wrong about his job, fascinating. Science = wrong!

    • @AZ-kr6ff
      @AZ-kr6ff Рік тому

      Did you ever burn one without putting it in your ear?
      I did, and the result when I cut it open and inspected it was exactly the same as the one that I used in my ear.
      The wax comes from the candle itself.

    • @Kayla_Kimbrell
      @Kayla_Kimbrell Рік тому +1

      @@AZ-kr6ff I did this too. I used to use candles often. Once when my ear was super stopped up from being sick I did the candle and it was the first time it didn't feel like it helped. So I took one of the candles and just let it burn. I will say the candle I used in my ear had a slightly different result but not enough to convince me to keep using them. The candle I just burned looked almost identical. And for the price of them and there being so much controversy about them it just wasn't worth continuing for me. I went back to trying to clean them with the shower head or boiling them with peroxide (which I know is also a no no but it's what my family has done for years so it's all I know lol)

    • @autumnfeldpausch5539
      @autumnfeldpausch5539 Рік тому

      It says I have 4 comments but only 2 show up. One about burning without it in my ear and another is a response to the person asking me the question. Wtf?

  • @crystalthompson507
    @crystalthompson507 2 роки тому +5

    If they "don't work", then why do people hear better after using ear candles?

  • @augigato9913
    @augigato9913 11 місяців тому

    Thanks for creating that video. Thanks to your expirement in this video, I will be saving money on a scam. It really makes a lot of sense: the wax is just melting to the bottom of the cone.

  • @adrienne1717
    @adrienne1717 22 дні тому

    Hey so I respect your experiment here but I do have a valid question. You're calling your experimental ear and ear canal however it's a closed system. A closed system cannot create a vacuum action which is what the ear candle is supposed to be doing. Just wondering are you able to change your apparatus to make it more similar to an ear canal and redo this experiment

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  22 дні тому

      An ear canal is also a closed system unless you have a hole in your eardrum which would be even more dangerous to ear candle. The vacuum concern is accurate although that variable is very well accounted for in this experiment.

  • @zeroundying
    @zeroundying 2 роки тому +8

    Videos about ear candles are always full of candling shills crying about how all the professionals are wrong and candling always works. Nice to see some definitive, irrefutable evidence. Thanks, doc.

    • @piratechief8456
      @piratechief8456 5 місяців тому

      This just goes to show, people want to believe doctors, but doctor’s are people too, and like people they are opinionated. If ear candles dont remove wax then why is the wax in the candle yellow when done.

    • @zeroundying
      @zeroundying 5 місяців тому

      ​@@piratechief8456 If you've ever used parchment paper when baking, or burned some writing paper in a campfire, you'd know that they turn yellow, too. And I've seen other videos where they take an ear candle apart before using it, and the wax inside is already yellow. So, use some critical thinking, or do an experiment on your own. And while I agree that doctors are people and can make mistakes, they're far better educated in some areas than some people.

    • @piratechief8456
      @piratechief8456 4 місяці тому

      Have you ever used an ear candle?

    • @zeroundying
      @zeroundying 4 місяці тому

      @@piratechief8456 No, I haven't. But I've never had wax issues, so I have no need to.

    • @zeroundying
      @zeroundying 4 місяці тому

      @@piratechief8456 No. I don't have earwax issues, so I don't need earwax treatments.

  • @lillepercon86
    @lillepercon86 2 роки тому +2

    Did a similar experiment at home one in My ear one just open air and both looked the same

  • @sjrlas
    @sjrlas Рік тому +1

    I was taught to angle the candle.

  • @LESVOR
    @LESVOR 9 місяців тому

    I just had a guy here at work telling me how great ear candling was.... I did a youtube search and find your video :)

  • @cubanitaquiinz2849
    @cubanitaquiinz2849 2 роки тому +5

    Nah bruh I felt it come out when I did it. I couldn’t hear anything at all. It melts it and sucks it out. I did it to my boyfriend too and his was way darker than mine and he had less. Now I can hear and it removed head pressure and unclogged my sinuses idk

    • @cubanitaquiinz2849
      @cubanitaquiinz2849 2 роки тому +2

      Also didn’t look yellow like yours did. It looked more orange red. Like my actual wax looks like lol

    • @Gainsforlife
      @Gainsforlife 2 роки тому +1

      😂 not every scam candle is from the same factory in China, that explains the color. Clearly you are in denial

  • @robscott5290
    @robscott5290 9 місяців тому

    Just cancelled my order after YouTubing how to use the candles and came across this vid. Thanks!!

  • @wadigkin95
    @wadigkin95 Місяць тому

    It is obvious that if there was actually a removal of the ear wax, it would mean the wax had reached its boiling point that would lead to it going up. This would mean the heat provided by the ear canddling should be not enough to let the ear wax go upwards since its just the smoke that comes in which does not provide enough heat - its nonsense.
    Ear wax melts when body temperature goes up which explains ear clogs would also happen if one is sick, but never before ive heard ear wax evaporated. In the first place, providing heat that helps boiling point of the ear wax to be reached would mean risk of harm for the ear is inevitable.

  • @aminahoora7184
    @aminahoora7184 Рік тому +1

    This is the actual scientific proof

  • @LindaDeeTee
    @LindaDeeTee 10 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for doing a scientific experiment to show that this doesn't work! I'm looking for solutions for my Dad, and this was one someone suggested. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

  • @JasonHannah-jf6ry
    @JasonHannah-jf6ry Місяць тому

    Ear candles have saved my life asd hoje!!!!!!

  • @DrinkiD
    @DrinkiD 2 роки тому +7

    Dr Cliff I love this , it’s so hilarious, I love it. I can’t stop watching this episode. JUST HILARIOUS.

  • @BandiGetOffTheRoof
    @BandiGetOffTheRoof Рік тому +1

    I use ear candling as a tool...a tool to find friends...if anyone is dumb enough to think it works, they can't be my friend...haha

  • @carjen121
    @carjen121 3 роки тому +3

    It’s good to know about all this information, thank you Dr. Cliff 💕👏🏼👍🏻

  • @watchman835
    @watchman835 Рік тому +1

    Well done!!! You are a scientist.

  • @fazeelalaher6250
    @fazeelalaher6250 Рік тому

    I did the candling for a client ofcos after consult n told them the soot is from the wax of the candle.
    I usually send them to the dr to remove if it's a complicated case.ibhad 1 client the was really blocked n refused to go to a dr n stbhis own risk I did it n the obstruction did come out n I took it out very carefully. So mine worked on the clients.
    I don't advertise it after seeing these kind of videos.
    Had a lady that does lots of snorkelling n had also something hard that came out n could hear properly.
    Anyway thanks for this video.

  • @tonynewton9972
    @tonynewton9972 16 годин тому

    Thanks doc... helpful stuff

  • @CostlyFiddle
    @CostlyFiddle Рік тому +1

    "And here you can see my collection of my most memorable earwax removals. Sometimes I save a little of the not so memorable samples, you know, for Science!"

  • @ariesmoonasmr4457
    @ariesmoonasmr4457 2 роки тому +8

    It’s interesting because when I did it I cleaned out my ears thoroughly before I tried it and one ear had a whole bunch of debris come out and the other had next to none. I wonder how that works?

  • @tamarasimpson2879
    @tamarasimpson2879 Рік тому +3

    It is entirely possible that it loosens/softens the ear wax making it easier for our bodies to flush out themselves. If I do use candles I usually use a mild saline flush afterwards and have way more success getting wax out than not using a candle. Yes I tested this on myself with a couple extra steps lol

  • @kaiaana4796
    @kaiaana4796 2 роки тому +5

    I used to get ear infections and the ear candle would pull it right out

  • @caribgirl8938
    @caribgirl8938 Рік тому +1

    Excellent video. Thank you for sharing this valuable info.

  • @nicolenecoetsee7598
    @nicolenecoetsee7598 2 роки тому +1

    Please can you then make a video burning the ear candle without inserting it into the ear to show the remains....???

    • @mic175
      @mic175 Рік тому

      OIf course he can not :) Because in his "experiment" tons of deaisl incorrect. From direction of application to temperature of the "body". But he prefers not to pay atten tion to it as it goes against his "made up proof". Same with burning candle alone. To claim does not mean to prove.

  • @jonambrose1729
    @jonambrose1729 Рік тому +2

    Say what u will, but I had a massive impaction in my ear that cause consistent pain I aven went to the hospital to have them remove it and they couldn't.. I had lost roughly 75% of my hearing
    I used a candle and over the course of a week (every other day) now I have the best hearing in my house hold and the impaction is gone so say what you might but my proof was in the pudding 😉

  • @bumpasaurus487
    @bumpasaurus487 Рік тому +1

    Well said Dr!! Unfortunately the majority of people who use them and believe they work have had so many experiences supporting their belief that they saw wax come out that they are unlikely to look at or make experiments objectively. Plus they tend to be ignorant to proper scientific method. I just saw a video of a couple “proving” they work because there was wax in it after and she “had lees wax in her ears after”, which was obviously not true and her tricking herself.
    She also regularly goes to the Dr to get her ears flushed. So you would think that alone is a clue the candles don’t work.
    Lastly, if u hold a candle in your hand and light it, you feel zero suction from the end. So how are they expecting wax to jump out of the ear?
    Just subbed btw, thanks!

  • @floydesqueda
    @floydesqueda Рік тому

    I would have liked to see him clean his ears at the end the way he does it at his clinic and then weight them again. I've never tried this and just recently heard of it. No pun intended. Average cost of getting them professionally clean is 250.00 any suggestions in a good ear cleaning system.

  • @HUYI1
    @HUYI1 24 дні тому

    In my situation I don't have a choice, the Audiologist that are booking the appointment are making me wait 3 weeks, my left ear is completely blocked, I can't hear conversations, can't hear the main road when crossing or hear phone calls, that is an dangerous predicament to leave someone for that prolonged period of time, I've started to get fustrated and desperate to gain my hearing back 😢😢 I wouldn't wish this on anyone 😢

  • @SUBTOROBLOSMAN
    @SUBTOROBLOSMAN 2 роки тому

    I use warm water and debrox to remove the earwax in my children
    .. thank for you the professional experiment cleared up alot of questions I had...

    • @yeahrightmate
      @yeahrightmate 2 роки тому

      Warm water is a waste of time, try putting a bit of ear wax into a small container and adding warm water and you will see it does not melt or dissolve the wax at all. Peroxide is the best to loosen and dissolve the wax then rinse out with warm water.

  • @kentwong3818
    @kentwong3818 Рік тому +1

    you're better off irrigating with a shower head (at low pressure and at body temps). the nurses just pumped warm water into my ear to blast out the impacted ear wax.

    • @Grimmistired
      @Grimmistired Рік тому

      Shower water isn't sanitized and can give you an ear infection

  • @ShyvonLux
    @ShyvonLux 7 місяців тому

    Thank you for doing this! I almost wasted money buying these candles and decided to check for reviews first gratefully I now know not to spend the money 😉🤑 Thank you!