Dangerous home remedies to avoid

While there are many useful home remedies, not all of them are safe. Here are 7 home remedies which you should watch out for as they are dangerous. We have also provided 7 alternative solutions in place of the 7 dangerous home remedies to help cure all your aches and pains.

1. Ear Candling to cleanse ears
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1. Ear Candling to cleanse ears

Ear candling is often used to cleanse the ear by lighting a candle at both ends of the ear to create suction. However this is dangerous as it can lead to a blocked ear or even an ear infection instead.

Solution: Dr A. B. John, senior ear, nose and throat surgeon at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre recommends sticking to eardrops instead.

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Sean Foo

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