*Candle at your own risk. Anyone with a perforated eardrum can experience pain.

Supplies You Will Need:

1. 2 or more ear candles
2. a bowl of water
3. a sharp knife
4. a bamboo skewer or metal knitting needle
5. Q-tips, cotton balls
6. olive oil or hydrogen peroxide 3%
7. paper plates
8. paper napkins
9. a plastic bag (to dispose of waste)
10. matches, lighter or candle

Coning Procedure:

1. Create a mood with pleasant music. Besides the atmosphere music provides, the person being treated can often enjoy hearing enhancement as the process progresses.
2. Place a towel on the resting area to protect your furniture from wax drippings. Rest the person's head on a small pillow covered with a paper napkin.
3. Ask the person which ear they would like to have you candle first and have them lie on their side with that ear up.
4. Place a towel over their shoulder and clothing for protection from dripping wax.
5. Take the paper plate and carefully cut an "x" 3 inches off-center with sharp knife. Push the small tip of a new ear candle through the "x". Angle the candle so any wax drippings will fall on the plate. 
6. Take a slow, deep breath to center yourself.
7. Light the large end of the candle and insert the small end into the ear, angling the candle away from the person's face. Angling the candle protects the person from dripping wax, and prevents wax from running into the ear canal.
8. Adjust the candle in the ear to seat it properly. (You may have the person assist you). If smoke is coming out of the ear, the candle has not been seated properly. Adjust until the smoke stops. 
9. Allow the candle to burn 3 to 4 inches.
10. Remove the candle and turn it upside down over the water bowl. (The candle should extinguish itself when you turn it upside down). Use the skewer or metal knitting needle to push the debris out of the candle and into the water bowl. (NOTE: This can be smoky- watch out for smoke detectors). 
11. Relight the candle and continue burning until
    5 to 6 inches of candle remains.
12. Douse the candle in the bowl when you are finished.
13. If necessary, repeat steps 6 through 12.
14. Have the person turn over and repeat steps 4 through 13 for the other ear.
15. Clean out the ears with a Q-tip dipped in olive oil or hydrogen peroxide 3%. This soothes the nerve endings. (NOTE: Do not go deeply. Clean only the part you can see). 
16. If it is windy or cold, put some cotton in the person's ears for the first 3 hours to protect them. (When it's warm this isn't necessary).
17. Make sure you dispose of the debris and used cones in a sanitary way. The material can be infectious. Washing thoroughly after performing the service is a very wise action. 

IMPORTANT: Although ear coning is fairly simple process, it is best learned under supervision. The Coning/Candling Company offers four-hour ear coning classes, where you will do a coning, and get your ears coned. All course materials are provided, including an informative article on ear coning, a certificate of completion, and three pair of Laughing Dragon ear cones (one pair to be used in class). Please contact us for details. 

THE Coning/Candling Company, their associate employees, contractors, manufacturers and vendors assume no liability for the ear coning process, or for any damage, harm, unexpected adverse reaction or complication that might occur during or after the administration of ear coning. The information given should not be construed as either a prescription or diagnosis of any ailment. The diagnosis of illness should be made by a licensed physician before you begin this treatment. No warranty, guarantee or other assurance is made covering the results of the above mentioned service. No claim is made for the cure of any disease or ailment.