Ear candling is a holistic method, that helps with wax but also helps with "clarity, thought and inner peace" or something similar. If I had to lump it in with similar "treatments" I'd say aromatherapy and yogic flying (the art of yoga and jumping while cross-legged in a seated position at the same time. Also quite good for inner clarity.)
There was a time when folks thought the hair was hollow and important fluids would drain out the end of each hair, so the hairs were singed after each cut.
Ed Jeffers, who runs edjeffersbarbermuseum.com is a guy who's been involved with "everything barber" his entire life. I visited his museum in Columbus Ohio and was floored by his collection. He's demonstrated the above process of singeing (sp) hairs on the Discovery Channel so perhaps an email to him would be helpful.
Ed's got about 50 barber chairs, dating from the 1700's to the early 1900's. About 50 barber poles, hundreds if not thousands of mugs, razors, bowls, scissors, strops and brushes. On top of that, he's got a collection of older or just plain strange barbering tools from the time when barbers were also the dentist and surgeon. Blood letting, blood cupping, electronic head massagers, rotary combs, just about anything that a barber has touched, he's got.
For those interested, he runs the museum on his own time with his own money. You need to call to make an appointment, but there is no charge for the service. He's a great old guy with a story for every single item in his museum.
Dicovery Channel, National Geographic, Playboy, all of the major players have done photo shoots in his museum. He now has entire barber shops willed to him, from barbers that he's never even met. They want their work to be remembered, not just sold off by their grandkids.
So yeah, getting back on topic, uhm, I would say, maybe try a ladies cigarette, like a virginia slim. Of course, you'll have to swing your hips when you smoke it!
Good luck,