An ear candle is a hollow beeswax candle something over ten centimeters long, encased in cotton cloth, with a wick at one end and a small hole at the other through which the smoke can emerge. The candle is placed into the patient's ear and the smoke slowly flows into the ear canal, giving a sensation of heat.
所謂耳燭，是以蜜蠟、蜂蠟製成長約十多公分的中空蠟燭，外層敷以棉布，一端為可燃燒的燭芯，一端則是可排煙的小孔，放在耳朵上，讓煙緩緩注入耳道，接受治療者會感覺一股溫熱。