[deanscott]

Guys, you don't want some medically untrained folks to be fooling with your ears. Especially putting instruments deep into your ear canals or using any "candling' trick. If you feel like your ears are clogged, go see a GP. They will use a proper scope to inspect your ear canal and determine the root cause.

If it's the case of a lot of wax build-up, they will do a peroxide wash of the ear canal to dissolve the wax build-up and clear it up. If it isn't too bad, they may recommend you buy one of those ear drops that are mineral oil based. These help soften the wax and it will naturally clear your from your ear.

If you have ear pain and redness/itchiness it may be as a result of inflammation from a potential ear/sinus infection. Go see a GP/ENT specialist and get it treated quickly.

The danger is that the ear canal is connected to the brain and you don't want to be introducing germs in there which can lead to serious complications like meningitis or encephalitis. So, please take care.