Hopi ear candles are hollow tubes made of cotton soaked in beeswax honey and herbs when lit the candles acts as a chimney causing the warm air inside it to rise and creating a vacuum at the bottom the vacuum gently stimulates the ear facilitating removal of excess wax and impurities good for the following conditions deafness caused by excess wax congestion ringing or noises in the ear flue ear colds flu headaches and migraines the treatment is extremely relaxing and soothing