Hopi ear candles are hollow tubes made of cotton soaked in beeswax honey and herbs when lit the candle acts like a chimney causing the warm air inside it to rise and creating a vacuum at the bottom this vacuum gently stimulates the ear facilitating removal of excess wax and impurities hopi candles can be used for many conditions including deafness caused by excess wax congested sinuses irritation in the ears ringing or noises in the ears tinnitus rhinitis glue ear colds flu he