Ear candle ( english version)

Early ears that are rarely cleaned will interfere with comfort. Ear candle is an option to clean it. But are there any side effects?

Lately ear candle is chosen to clean the ear wax because it is considered more practical and cleaner. The ear care providers also claim the use of ear candles can provide a relaxing effect and even suspected to cure sinusitis, headaches, cancer, and accelerate blood circulation.

Unfortunately, there is no research that says that this can effectively clean the ear wax. In fact, some health articles mention ear candle can actually cause earwax to get deeper and cause injury either inside the ear or outside.

However, from the investigation results of ENT department cut meutia, it was found that before and after doing ear candle there is no difference in removing ear wax. Flakes are claimed as a result of serumen also found in ear candle that has not been burned.

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Ear candle is potentially harmful to the ear other than wax fluid that enter the ear, ear candle also cause inflammation and discomfort in the ear.