Ear candling is a safe, simple and non-invasive natural cleansing method used to treat earwax build-up by loosening or drawing out wax and other impurities from the ear canal with warm air and smoke. The candle is a long hollow cone. During ear candling therapy you lie on your side while the smaller end of the cone is inserted into the outer ear canal. The larger opening of the cone is lit to create a flame. The heat from the flame softens the wax within the ear, while the suction created by the burning of the oxygen inside the cone draws the ear wax out.