<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: ear candles?</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <BLOCKQUOTE>So, if you = really think you have a problem with earwax, then you should see your doctor= , or an audiologist who can check your ears, your hearing, and clean the wax= out if that is needed. I have yet to hear of any doctor who prescribes medication if you have too = much earwax; they generally flush it out. Finally, the ear candling can be dangerous if the practitioner is not caref= ul, you can end up with a punctured eardrum. Diane Hofstetter </BLOCKQUOTE> Thanks, Diane....my point was NOT that ear candling is good, or legitimate,= or a crock; it was that we’re so quick to condemn something out of th= e box just because somebody else said it was “wacky” or “a= lternative.” Allopathic medicine is fantastic if you need heroic/life-= saving measures, or great imaging technology, or an operation or a technical= procedure.  What it does not do is treat the causal systemic condition= /s that lead to chronic disease.  Period. BTW, you’d never get me near ear candling; get away from me, you New = Age freakazoid! </BODY> </HTML>