I agree. A friend recommended that I try ear candles, swore by their effectiveness, so I gave them a go. I was amazed at how much brown wax was in the bottom of the candle when I tried them. In fact, I was so amazed that I found it hard to believe, particularly as my hearing didn't seem to have improved, so I tried lighting another candle only this time I didn't actually put it in my ear. Once the candle had burnt out, there was the same amount of "ear wax" produced, despite having been nowhere near my ear.