A Brief
History of Ear Candling
by Cheryl Ashby, C.C.T.
Ear
Candling is not a new alternative therapy. Dating back to the year 2500 B.C.
there is evidence showing that people used and were familiar with the practice
of ear candling. Ancient cultures, including the Egyptians, made reference to
its use. Parchment scrolls discovered in the Orient, also have described the
procedure for ear candling.
This ancient therapeutic art may have been developed with the domestication of
the honeybee. Beeswax was -- and still is -- a key component to making the
hollow cylinders used in the procedure. The principal cloth used by ancient
Egyptians was linen made from flax (the fibers of an annual blue-flowered
plant).
Today, as in times past . . . high-quality, ear candles are handmade from
beeswax and unbleached cotton cloths. These specially fabricated candles are
typically nine (9) to twelve (12) inches long and will burn for approximately
ten minutes.
Through a process called
"convection".
. . softer waxes and toxins will be drawn out of the ear, oxidized and
turned into vapors during the procedure.
This simple and time-proven therapy can be very effective in removing old and
troublesome blockages from the ear canal, without the use of solutions or
probes. Many people are rediscovering the value of Ear Candling to cleanse the
ear canal and sinus passages.
Ear
Candling is a good example of how an almost forgotten
simple and natural therapy, is now being used effectively
to solve many problems associated with the ear.
$35 for
initial appointment, $25 maintenance
For
Appointment, please call
KATHIE BROCKHOUSE, Therapeutic Massage Practitioner, (301) 241-4866
Synergy
Healing Arts Center & Massage School