Hopi Ear Candles
Also known as Thermo-Auricular Therapy, Ear Candling, Coning or Funneling
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What are Hopi Ear Candles / Thermo-Auricular therapy?
Hopi Ear Candles are a safe, gentle and very relaxing natural therapy.
Ear Candling, or Thermo-auricular therapy, is a natural treatment used since ancient times, which uses a hollow tube (the candle) made of beeswax, pure linen cloth, honey extract, herbs and aromatherapy oils, with a filter at one end to stop debris falling back into the ear.
One end of the Hopi Candle is placed in the ear and the other end is lit. This gently warms the inner ear, allowing impurities in the ear to vapourise. The Hopi Ear Candle then acts like a chimney drawing the impurities out of the ear and up into the tube where they are deposited. The suction of the candle, and the movement of the flame, also causes a gentle vibration which massages the eardrum.
The whole process is very gentle, allowing the pressure systems within the head, especially the sinuses, to regulate and equalise.
Once the ear candles have been used, I apply a gentle Manual Lymph Drainage massage to the face and neck to complement and maintain the benefits of the treatment. I also massage the reflex points of the ears to gently stimulate the systems of the body.
PLEASE NOTE: Hopi Ear Candles are not suitable in the case of a perforated ear drum, grommets, inflammation or infection of the ear, or allergy to the contents of the candle.
Benefits of Hopi Ear Candles / Thermo-Auricular therapy
Hopi Ear Candles can be beneficial in cases of excessive or compacted ear wax, colds and flu, co-ordination of the cerebral hemispheres, ears blocked from flying, swimming or scuba diving (they help balance the pressure in the ears), glue ear, headaches, hearing impairment, labrynthitis, Ménière's disease, migraine, nervousness, neuralgia, rhinitis, sinusitis, snoring, stress, tinnitus, vertigo. There may also be improved sense of smell..
The herbs and essential oils in the candles sooth the outer ear and may help strengthen the immune system. The gentle heat from the candles stimulates the fluids circulating around the area of the ear, and the ear itself. The gentle suction effect caused by the candles helps to equalise and regulate pressure in and around the ear..
The History of Hopi Ear Candles
Information regarding the background of Ear Candling, also known as Thermo-Auricular Therapy, Hopi Ear Candles, Coning or Funneling, is thin on the ground. We know however, that Ear Candling is a technique which has been used for centuries all over the world, both as a therapeutic and a spiritual tool. There is evidence of Ear Candling being used on the Siberian Prairies, in Asia, in the Orient, and by the native South (Mayan & Aztec) and North American Indians, with some evidence dating back as far as 2,500 BC.
Until relatively recently, Thermo-Auricular therapy was put aside in favour of more modern treatments such as antibiotics and ear syringing. However, with increased awareness of the benefits of natural therapies and the disadvantages of some modern methods of treatment, it is now gaining in popularity again.
Hopi Ear Candles are named after the Hopi Indians, an ancient Pueblo people with great medicinal knowledge and spirituality. The Hopi Indians have worked together with Biosun to bring this ancient ear candling technique back into the modern world whilst maintaining the quality and integrity of their product, which is still handmade according to a traditional recipe using the finest natural ingredients.
Biosun have been researching the use of ear candles since 1985. A German company, they are the largest commercial manufacturer of Hopi Ear Candles, and their candles conform to high safety standards.
