So I decide to have post about Cauliflower Ear.
When you think about Cauliflower Ear and Mixed Martial Arts – one fighter comes to mind. You guess it. Randy Couture aka Captain America. Randy Couture has one of the best or worst examples of a Cauliflower Ear. Depending on how you look at it.
The merit of a Cauliflower Ear and the case and effect are discussed in this Facebook Group. I have decided to quote, link and expand on the discussion in this post.
Rich Cadden wrote
A cauliflower lug should be a by-product of hard work and commitment to the cause….. you shouldnt be looking to just do it for the sake of it.
If you do it to yourself thats the same as self-harming and part of a mental problem.
William Couvertier wrote
at 7:25pm on June 21st, 2009To Peter Richardson. Alot of rubbing. What I mean is , like when you get caught in a triangle , sometimes the thighs rub on it , or fold the ears over creating pressure. Also when on the recieving end of the clock choke when your opponent brings the other hand around your head , sometimes the elbows rub hard against the ears. that’ll do it . If not just have your partners punch you in the ears while rolling around, lightly of course but enough to inflict truama to the ears.
“These ears weren’t made for pretty boys…and neither is my sport”
RR Duquette (Vancouver, BC) wrote
at 6:33pm on January 20th, 2009
And girls may claim that cauliflower ear is gross and nasty and freaky and scary and weird and all that stuff but trust me – they love ’em.
RR Duquette (Vancouver, BC) wrote
I once injured my ear so badly in an MMA fight that by the end of the fight, I could feel a meaty-beaty-bouncy-feeling on the side of my head. As I walked back to the change room, I thought it was weird that everyone in the audience was staring at the side of my head with a “Holy fuck” look in their eyes. Little did I realize that my ear had grown to at least a respectable B-cup. As soon as I got home, I drained at least 3 full cups of cauliflower juice out of them but by the morning, they were like water-balloons again. So I tried clothespinning my ears and bandaging my head for the rest of the day but then I started to get cauliflower head instead.
Bjørnar Beylich (Norway) wrote
oh… by the way, i’ve heard you should treat it within a couple of days if you don’t want a cauliflower ear.
To treat it properly i would recommend a doctor since the blood is going to come back…
In norway you can get sterile syringes at any pharmacy ( and get som 96% alc. or something to clean it before you drain)
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Bjørnar Beylich (Norway) wrote
I recently got mine, so i gathered some info.
The chance of rupturing your eardrum is really small, but the blood builds up pressure witch holds back blood that was going to nurture your cartilage, so if you don’t drain it, your cartilage will die. That can change the form of your ear, in addition scar tissue is formed and get calcified(hardens) so it looks even stranger (like a beautiful piece of cauliflower)I recently got mine, so i gathered some info.
The chance of rupturing your eardrum is really small, but the blood builds up pressure witch holds back blood that was going to nurture your cartilage, so if you don’t drain it, your cartilage will die. That can change the form of your ear, in addition scar tissue is formed and get calcified(hardens) so it looks even stranger (like a beautiful piece of cauliflower)
Cj Thoms (Halifax, NS) wrote
i got my cauli’s through wrestling,first my left blew up last january,than my right one blew up 3 weeks before nats.Cauli is a pain in the butt,well ear haha,but its a good pain,because you know it means your tougher than most people,and nobody can take that from you,not to mention its a good conversation starter when sombody notices it at a party
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What causes cauliflower ear?
Cauliflower ear, which is also known as hematoma auris, perichondrial hematoma, or acute auricular hematoma is a condition that causes a swelling and deformation of the ears that resembles a cauliflower.Cauliflower ears are commonly found in athletes such as wrestlers, boxers, martial artists, rugby players, and any other sport in which competitors take regular abuse to the external portion of the ear if they don’t wear proper headgear or ear protection. The result of the abuse could be the development of a blood clot under the perichondrium, causing the cartilage to die due to its separation from overlying perichondrium that serves as the source of the nutrients for the cartilage, ultimately causing the cauliflower ear to look like it does. Usually the looks are the only bad side effect of having cauliflower ear. Hearing shouldn’t really be affected much unless the ear canal is completely blocked by the swolen cartilage tissue, but hearing loss is definitely a possibility. Use the pages on this site to learn more about cauliflower ears.
Phillipe Nover drains his own cauliflower ear
TUF 8 finalist Phillipe Nover, in addition to his job as a UFC fighter, is also a nurse. In this video he shows the proper way to drain your own cauliflower ear.Are we ever going to see Nover back in the Octagon? He’s only fought once since losing to Efrain Escudero in the TUF 8 finals, and it wasn’t pretty. He was supposed to fight on Sept. 16 at UFC Fight Night 19 against Sam Stout but had a seizure in the locker room the night of the fight. At least Nover has a back up plan unlike many fighters.
http://prommanow.com/index.php/2009/10/23/phillipe-nover-drains-his-own-cauliflower-ear/
Badge of Honor for the New Fighter: Mangled Ear
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/31/sports/othersports/31ears.html
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