Sorry to ruin the fun? It's sounds like that quackwatch article was someone (albeit a doctor) who is a quack himself. It doesn't even sound like the doctor even had the procedure at all. With claims like a 144 person survey, come on who does a 144 person survey? Did 6 people get sick prior? Were the procedures all done by the same person? Did the technician doing the procedure have experience and training?
I read that article and thought whoever wrote this had no idea what the procedure was about and only by someone very careless, can someone get hurt. (i.e. not watching the flame, sticking the candle in too far, etc) Then the article continues with "at least 14 hurt". What does that mean-- oh wait a minute the following sentence explains it: "13 cases of external burns, 7cases of ear canal obstruction with candle wax, and 1 perforated eardrum." I'm no mathematician, but I thought 13+7+1 equaled 21? Or do they not count ear obstruction as hurt? At least they say (in so many words) that about 10% of the people surveyed got hurt. What can they say about that when more people can get hurt going to the dentist?! Or walking outside on slippery unshovelled neighbors sidewalks? As a side FYI: "An estimated 15 to 18% of dentists are addicted to drugs or alcohol, and a 2002 study of the problem by the ADA had roughly 10% of dentists reporting they'd used illicit drugs in the past year. Not exactly a comforting thought with a drill stuck in your mouth, vibrating mere inches from your brain. To address the issue, most states have instituted programs where dentists can get treatment for addiction, temporarily surrendering their license to practice. That's obviously a good idea, but once again, the consumer is out of the loop: Dentists who submit to these programs do so with the promise of no public disclosure in most states." -taken from "10 Things Your dentist Won't Tell You" And as for a survey on people who have gotten hurt on unshovelled neighbors sidewalks, alas, I could not find any article reporting. So, I ask the general public of this forum: 1. Have you ever slipped on a neighbors sidewalk? 2. Did you get hurt? 3. Did you sue? Please answer in order and to me privately so that I can tabulate the answers and not clutter this list with extra email. adTHANKSvance to all that respond (I hope I get at least 144 responses), Dan Myers On 1/29/07, SKnight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Lew, The Mariposa Co-Op has sold ear candling for many years, probably almost as many years as they have been open. That method is a long-time alternative health option. I prefer homeopathic ear drops. It has been suggested that the use of fire and a candle can be irritating to the membrane. Sande ----- Original Message ----- From: Lewis Mellman To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 7:14 PM Subject: [UC] Ear candle wax removal treatment I just had the wildest ear job: they make this special candle that you stick in your ear and light on fire. Anybody else out there ever try it? Who wants to see how much wax came out? -Lew ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
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