coning
n.— «Ear candling, or coning as it is sometimes called, is believed to have originated thousands of years ago—perhaps among the Egyptians—as a therapeutic way to draw wax and toxins out of the ear.» —“Ear candling a hot topic as natural therapy” by Dawn Zera Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) Feb. 14, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
A listener in Newport News, Virginia, says that sometimes, just for fun, he answers the phone with a homophonous I’m here to hear. You have my ear! This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Homophonous Phone Greeting: I’m Here to...
Susan from Asheville, North Carolina, is surprised that fellow members of her writers’ group didn’t understand her use of the phrase I was on my ear meaning “I was upset.” This expression and variants of it have been around...