Do you ever experience discomfort or itching inside your ears or maybe you simply want to improve your hearing sensitivity? Then why not try ear coning, an ancient folk medicine practice, widely used for the treatment of blocked ears, that removes both wax and toxins from inside the ear canals?

Performing Ear Coning, a therapist will place a hollow ear candle into your ear. The candle is made from a combination of wax and some aroma oils. Though this facial treatment procedure might seem a little bit unusual, it is gentle and very effective. There will be warm air, gently circulating all through the inside of your ear. It will melt earwax and create a vacuum that will push all toxins and impurities from your sinus and inner ear. The pleasant soft smoke which flows inside your ear also has remarkable mind-clearing and soothing effects.

 Ear candling, also known as ear coning, could be the perfect solution for you. This alternative therapy has been practised for thousands of years and offers an effective way to clear your ears and improve your overall well-being.

What is Ear Coning? 

Ear coning involves placing a lit, cone-shaped candle into the ear. Contrary to what you might think, wax does not drip into the ear during the procedure. Instead, the heat from the candle works to soften ear wax, drawing it out naturally. The candles used for ear coning are made from a mixture of wax and aromatic oils, adding a soothing element to the experience.

Though this technique might seem unusual, it’s both gentle and highly effective. As the candle burns, warm air circulates inside the ear, melting earwax and creating a vacuum that helps remove toxins and impurities from the sinus and inner ear. The soft smoke released during the process has a calming and mind-clearing effect. 

Benefits of Ear Coning

Ear coning offers a variety of benefits, both for your hearing and your overall health. Here’s how it can help:

1. Unplugs the Ears: The gentle vacuum effect created by ear coning helps in wax removal, relieving ear pressure, and improving hearing ability.
2. Improves Hearing Sensitivity: With ear cleaning, sound can travel more freely, enhancing your ability to hear clearly.
3. Treats Headaches and Sinus Problems: By cleaning the ear and sinus cavities, ear coning can relieve the pressure that causes headaches and sinus congestion.
4. Enhances the Sense of Taste: By relieving pressure in the ear and sinus cavities, ear coning can also improve your sense of taste.
5. Relieves Stress: The soothing warmth and gentle suction of ear coning offer a relaxing experience that can relieve stress and tension. 

How Ear Coning Works

Your therapist will have you lie on your side with one ear facing upward. The pointed end of the candle will be placed gently in your ear, while the open end is lit. As the candle burns, it will be trimmed and kept open to allow the warm air to circulate inside your ear.

Ear Coning is an essential procedure for unplugging the ears, improving hearing ability and
treating headaches and sinus problems. Ear Coning will effectively promote a healthy
environment within both the ears and sinus cavities. People, who have tried Ear Coning, include it with their own range of regular procedures for body care, stress relief and facial treatments. Ear Coning relieves the pressure within the ears and temples, which can be caused by a build-up of wax or ear infections.  It can also improve the sense of taste.

The entire process takes about 15 minutes per ear. The candle is carefully managed so that no wax drips into the ear or onto the surrounding skin. Once the session is over, the candle is extinguished, and for those curious, it can be cut open to reveal the debris that has been pulled out during the procedure.

At Cool Aroma Gentlemen’s Spa, we offer a 45-minute ear-coning session for AED 200.

Schedule an appointment at Cool Aroma Gentlemen’s Spa located in Oud Metha, Dubai.