Never use this product by yourself!
Always have another person, (hereafter referred to as the "assistant") help you.

Candles are best used on a bed or on a blanket on the floor. The assistant will find it easier to assist the person who is having the candling done, if they can reach around on all sides of the person.
Create a nice, relaxing environment in which to do this work. Insure that you will not be distubed for approximately one hour. Use pillows or bolsters to help make the person comfortable.

Materials You will need:

Ear Candles (for both ears).

Sharp, flat sissors.

Paper plate and towel (to protect against burning ash).

Medium pan or bowl, half-filled with water.

Matches or a lighter.

Another person (assistant) to help.

You.

NEVER USE EAR CANDLES ALONE!!

Job of the assistant:
Make the person comfortable. Set the mood, if possible with relaxing lighting and sounds. Assemble all of the required materials from the list above. Once everything is in order, take the paper plate and cut an X in the center. Push the ear candle through the opening and make sure the tapered end which fits into the ear canal is unblocked and open. Have the person insert the candle into their own ear, (gently pushing and rotating), until a seal is formed and they hear a hollow, ocean-like sound, (as if they were putting a seashell to their ear).

Tip: Pre-treating the ear by dropping several drops of slightly warmed Mullein oil into the ear and then applying a heating pad or hot water bottle to the ear for 15 minutes previous to the ear candling can help loosen particles so they may be drawn out more easily.

Position the head of the person, so that their head is comfortable, and so the ear candle is pointing straight up. This is very important, since it helps the flame burn evenly, while burning the wax uniformly. This position also makes it easier for the assistant to tend the candle as it burns.

Next, light the end of the candle carefully. When it has begun to burn uniformly, check around the persons' ear for smoke. If smoke is seen, have them reposition the candle until no smoke is seen, or else extinguish the candle with a slightly damp cloth, and then reposition and re-light the candle.

After the flame is regular and there is no smoke from around the ears, the assistants job continues, and the focus changes to keeping the candle trimmed. As the candle burns, it begins to form a burned fabric ash residue, which will interfere with the ear candling process. This must be removed reguarly and often by snipping off the ash with sissors. The ash can be balanced on the sissors and dropped into the bowl of water. Use caution!. These are hot ashes!

The process should take between 10 and 15 minutes. During this time, the assistant should ask the person several times about how well they are hearing in the ear being candled. Be certain the ear candle is not blocked. A slight "hollow, crackling sound" should be heard by them during the entire process, and the ear will become warm. Continue to watch near the bottom of the ear candle. If it appears that the candle is blocked, or if excess smoke appears, have the person remove it and then take it and gently tap it into the bowl to remove any materials. A long bamboo "skewer as is used to make "shish kabobs" may also be used to dislodge any materials blocking the tapered end of the cone. This is advised to prevent any accumulation of hot material from burning the ear (if the opening should become blocked). When the candle burns down to approximately 2 1/2 to 3 inches, have the person remove the candle from their ear. The assistant will smother the flame with a damp cloth, or by dipping the flame into the water bowl briefly. Remove the unburned part of the candle from the paper plate.

To observe what has been withdrawn from the ear by the candle, cut open the side of the remainder of the candle and examine the contents. Part of the residue (near the flame area, near the top) will be nearly burned parafin, which looks similar to ear wax. The powdery white granules below are parafin residue from the cone itself. Finally, the material near the bottom of the cone should be what came out of the ear. Examine this to determine if another candle is needed.