Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Plenty of folks swear ...

If you're having trouble hearing - it may not be a serious problem - you might just have a build up of wax. One solution might be ear candles. Ear candles or ear cones have been used in some form or ...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning people not to use ear candles because they can cause serious injuries. The candles are hollow cones about 10 inches long ...

It's herbal and is supposed to improve your hearing. But does it work? Today, we put these Ear Candles to the test. It sounds incredible. Hard to believe. But people swear by these long tubes. They're ...

Last week, I paid a woman in New York City to stick burning candles in my ears like it was the second night of Hanukkah. It was about 4 p.m. on the Fourth of July. I just got back to Manhattan from ...