Although ear candling is said to be an ancient practice, its origin and history are unclear as there's no fossil remains or ear candles found in a museum, but rather an oral tradition passed down through generations.
However, the manufacturer of Naturhelix ear candles, a Hungarian company, "have found surprising and undeniable evidence for the ancient use of ear candling as a health-promoting method: Hungarian ethnographers spent a long period of time in the ’90s with the ancient Siberian Khanty people and did ethnographic research on their lives" (CMA, UK). The researchers spent time with the Khanties, and had the opportunity to record, on film, a Khanty father treating his child with an ear candle made by himself (Youtube clip below). No one seems to know for certain, where the origins of ear candling began but many have questioned it.