This was thought to aid meditation and enhance sensitivity, thereby improving a person s spiritual condition. The same was true in the New World, where the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans all used ear cones in their religious rituals. Native Americans used ear candling for therapeutic as well as spiritual reasons. Even today, ear candling is thought by some to have profound metaphysical implications. Over the centuries, ear candles have taken many forms, including hollowed-out sticks, and rolled up newspapers coated with wax.
Some societies use a variation of candling, whereby herbed smoke is simply blown into the ears.
Most ear candles sold today are produced in modern facilities, under controlled hygienic conditions, with medically safe components. Eventually people began to recognize the value of ear candling in the treatment of common ear ailments, and the practice spread to virtually every country in the modern world, including the United States. Today, many people are returning to a more natural way of life. They re rejecting overly processed, chemical-laden foods in favor of healthier fare. They try to avoid running to the doctor for every little thing.