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Nasyam & Ear Therapies · No. 10
Therapy · No. 10

Ear Treatment (Karnapooranam & Karnadhoopanam)

Gentle massage around the ear and neck, filling each ear with warm medicated oil for 8–10 minutes, cleaning, then dhoopana (herbal fuming). Loosens wax, strengthens ear bones and nerves, relieves earache and supports mental clarity. A 15-minute consultation is mandatory before this therapy.

I · Overview

This comprehensive aural therapy combines Karnapooranam, filling the ear canal with warm medicated oil for 8–10 minutes, with Karnadhoopanam, a herbal fuming with medicated smoke. It begins with a gentle external massage around the ear, jawline and neck, after which the ear is filled, drained, cleaned and fumed.

A practitioner consultation is required first. You can expect a deeply soothing, warm sensation as the oil rests in the ear canal — ambient sound feels muffled — followed by a pleasant, warming herbal smoke that brings lightness and clarity to the head.

III · Benefits

What this therapy supports

  • Softens and loosens impacted earwax
  • Strengthens the ear bones (ossicles) and auditory nerves
  • Relieves earaches and checks chronic tinnitus
  • Relieves stiff neck muscles
  • Stabilizes balance to control vertigo
IV · What to expect

The session, step by step

  1. Practitioner consultation

    A required consultation to assess your ears and confirm the therapy is suitable.

  2. External massage

    A gentle massage around the ear, jawline and neck to relax the area.

  3. Karnapooranam (oil filling)

    The ear canal is filled with warm medicated oil for 8–10 minutes, then drained and cleaned.

  4. Karnadhoopanam (herbal fuming)

    Warming herbal smoke is applied to bring lightness and clarity to the head.

V · Not suitable for
Please book a consultation if you have

This therapy should be avoided with a ruptured or perforated eardrum, active purulent discharge (pus), acute middle-ear infections (otitis media), or open bleeding or fresh injuries inside the ear canal. A practitioner consultation is required first, and the therapy is suited to chronic dry earwax, decreased hearing sharpness, frequent jaw or ear pain, neck tension, mild vertigo, and heavy headphone users.

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