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Check this out:

http://www.lynnehancher.co.uk/aaahop.htm

>slaps head<    HOW could I have forgotten about those!   loosing my mind......          Been a rough day today.

I did find this from a Dr. in the UK  -- In case a certified "Hopi Ear Candeler" happens to stumble in here, look around and wonder. What's up!  
(that is if they take the time to read)


http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/ate/ent/207906.html

""Hopi ear candles
 
Question

What is the medical profession’s opinion, generally, of Hopi ear candles? Specifically, regarding their effectiveness and their safety (if used at home by the individual). I am interested in using them but want to make sure.

Answer

I am afraid the blunt answer here is that the medical profession has an extremely cynical and sceptical view of such 'treatment'.

There is no scientific evidence I know of, that such a therapy works or has any proven benefit, and the idea that an ear candle can improve general well being is hard to fathom by the vast majority of doctors.

However, it should do you no harm at least but I would advise against anyone inserting anything smaller than their elbow into their ear! The ear canal is sensitive and prone to infection, cuts and swelling and in extreme cases inserting objects of any kind can cause damage to the eardrum itself. Personally, I would suggest you saved your money!

Yours sincerely

Dr Roger Henderson, GP ""

Hello everyone.

Well, the Hopi ear candle trail finally rears its head again.

Here's the scoop from when I was at Hopi last year. I'd seen the ear candles in health food stores in the UK and presumed that they were 'authentic'. I wasn't really into researching the candles, but they kept cropping up.

The key is in the packaging. They are made by a German company called Biosun. They are not Hopi - they have their own ways of dealing with troublesome wax! The herbs used are not local to northeastern arizona. The picture of the 'keeper of the fire tablets' is a guy from Hotevilla, but it is unclear whether he gave permission to have this picture utilised in such a way. The 'archaeological' evidence of Hopi ear candles being rooted in prehistory, is in fact a section of the murals painted in the watchtower at the Grand Canyon, by Fred Kabotie (Hopi) in the 1950s, and are prayer feathers, not candles.

The Hopi Cultural Preservation Office are aware of the issue, having been contacted by a number of 'Thermo-auricular therapists' from the UK, as well as being provided a packet of the candles by the odd itinerant anthro from Belfast!!

According to one of the best humorists at Hopi that I know, they're for cleaning your ears to help you hear the Hopi Prophecies better!

Hope that helps,

Nick

According to one of the best humorists at Hopi that I know, they're for cleaning your ears to help you hear the Hopi Prophecies better!

Nick

I love that comment  

source for the biosun Hopi ear candles  http://www.globalherbalsupplies.com/earcandles/original.htm

"404 Page Not Found". — However, I found these two links at that site:

https://www.globalherbalsupplies.com/products/biosun-ear-candles-singles
https://www.globalherbalsupplies.com/products/biosun-pamphlets-small-pack-of-10

Hopi not mentioned on these pages.

There is another, relevant thread in the forum:

http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=2960.0
[Lorraine Tricksey - Hopi Ear Candling Workshops]