Thursday, 23 February 2017

HOPI EAR CANDLES

Hopi ear candles are stiff pieces of cotton rolled in honey and camphor (although you can get other versions with different fragrances such as lavender), I prefer to stick to the original ones.
Inside each candle is a small white plastic filter.
Apparently  Native American Indians used to use ear candles in some of their ceremonies as they thought it cleared a person's aura of negative energy.
They come as a pair, one for each ear and the client is placed on their side and a candle is then lit and place in the ear.  The therapist will create a vacuum effect with their hands around the base of the lit candle. It is a warming and relaxing treatment to receive and the warmth and heat has a massaging effect on the ear drum and loosens any wax that may be there. The wax is then drawn up inside the tube of the candle past the filter and into the cotton tube. It's important to always use candles with the filters otherwise any debris from the candle itself could fall into the ear.
It takes around 15 minutes for the hopi ear candle to burn down. There is a red mark around each candle, and when it has burnt down to this it indicates that the it is time to remove the candle from the ear.
The therapist will do each ear and then a face and scalp massage with pressure points is carried out. The warmth and massaging effect of the candles can also help to relieve sinus problems.
After the treatment is over the therapist will peel back the seam of the candles to open them out and it is possible to view any wax or fluid that has been drawn up into them.
Some people have said that the debris that is left in the candles is just the melted honey and cotton, but if that were the case then everybody's end result would look identical. I have done quite a lot of ear treatments and I've never had two clients with the same type of waste that has been drawn up into them.  In most cases even the client's two ears give a different result.
I have seen big clumps of very dark wax, fluid and mucus type material which wouldn't resemble the burnt cotton or honey anyway. People say that they find them beneficial and that their ears and sinuses feel better afterwards as well as feeling very relaxed by the treatment. However always go to a qualified therapist and always check that the candles they are using have the filters in them.


CONTRAINDICATIONS TO HOPI EAR CANDLES


1: Tumours of the ear
2: Grommets
3: Perforated ear drum, artificial ear drum
4: Cysts in the ear
5: Ear drains (tubes present)
6: Mastoiditis (inflammation of the bone behind the ear)
7: Any ear infection which is being treated with antibiotics
8:Recent ear surgery, head or neck injury.

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