EAR CONING

The removal of excess ear wax is an ancient Egyptian, American Indian and European Healers’ Tradition. Ear Coning may improve your hearing, smell, taste, vision, and color perception. It detoxifies the sinuses and lymph system, and headaches may also decrease.

Ear coning is a safe treatment for relieving pressure, fighting infection, and gently removing toxins and excess wax from inside the ears. Long, tapered cones are inserted into the ears and lit. Warm, dry, powdery smoke from the cone draws out excess fluids, wax and toxic debris. At the same time, vaporized beeswax and herbal essences in the smoke infuse their natural infection-fighting properties into the inner ear, sinuses, and lymph drainage system. The entire process is relaxing and non-invasive.

As the cone burns, smoke moves the debris out of the ear. Osmosis (diffusion through a semi-permeable membrane e.g. skin) plays an important role as the smoke soothes the sinus and nasal cavities. Excess earwax is moved through the ear canal into the cone. This is a very gentle and non-invasive process. Frequently participants appear to have just awakened or have a sweetly stoned look.

If you have excessive hearing loss, you might be more aware of the candle heat than an average hearing person as your feeling senses are more developed than a regular hearing person. Since we leave 4 to 6 inches of candle left unburned, you have nothing to fear from the heat or flame.

Most people are aware of some crackling and popping as the candle is burned and the ear wax is being pulled out. Relax and enjoy the soothing influence of the experience. After the session, you may feel lightness in your head and noises may appear to be louder. While you adjust to your new level of hearing, you might want to put some organic cotton in your ears with a little ear oil or olive oil to soothe the ear canal. If you feel itching in the ears, you might want to use the oil or some hydrogen peroxide for a day or two after the session. The itching will stop.

You might find your sinuses are draining and sinus headaches may decrease. This decrease occurs as the sinus cavities are soothed and plates of the skull return to a natural position. Sinus headaches are often caused by a misalignment of the cranial bones. These cranial plates can become misaligned for a variety reasons including: birth trauma; colds; toxins in the environment; and allergic reactions to the foods we eat, the clothing we wear, and the paraphernalia we use (e.g. telephones).

Many people experience an improvement in hearing and a wider perception of tones. However, if you have a hearing loss due to bone loss or nerve damage, you may notice no improvement in your hearing though you may notice an improvement in other areas.

THE EAR CONES

The cones are made of strips of unbleached cotton dipped in a mixture of beeswax and extracts, oils and/or herbs. They look much like cotton candy cones. The particular cones sold by the Coning/Candling Company are handmade. Though there are a large variety of cone sizes and styles, we have settled upon this particular cone for a variety of reasons. Our cones tend to run 12 to 14 inches in length; because when we a burn a cone, for safety purposes, we do not burn the last 4 to 6 inches.

HISTORY OF EAR CONING

The art of ear coning dates back for centuries, to the ancient Egyptian, Chinese, Tibetan, Aztec, Mayan, and American Indian cultures. Cherokee, Mexican Indian and European healers interested in reviving the lost traditions still practice coning. German medical students are taught coning as a part of their medical practice. It is said that the Amish use ear cones as well.

In working with clients over the past few years, Bio Energy Medical Center has heard some interesting stories about ear cleaning which have included the Turkish bringing coning to the Middle East, and beautiful girls cleaning ears in Thai barbershops. The culture of India gives its own special brand of ear care with men who publicly walk the streets offering to clean your ears with long instruments carried in their hats which they will whip out and use to clean your ears for a penny. They produce some amazing results. Ear cleaning has been practiced for at least five centuries by many cultures and is considered as necessary a part of personal hygiene as is tooth brushing.