Ear candling is not safe or effective Doctors do not recommend ear candling. The FDA advises against it, as well. Mehdizadeh says it is not safe, and it's not even effective at removing wax.

As the skin moves it also carries debris and wax out, he adds, doing the work to keep the canal ... and put the non-lit end in the ear canal. Not only does ear candling not remove ear wax, they ...