primateboy

what are your opinions? some say that it's part of the sport and to take it like a man. others disagree and think that there's nothing "wimpy" about trying to prevent it.

so here's the real question for you real fighters: do you attempt to prevent cauliflower ear from forming by (draining, taping, etc...)?

take care

Evil

When your ears start to break it hurts like hell so why wouldnt you prevent it? I tried as long as i could but sooner or later theyll be there anyway, i got them after about 3 years..

IronMan

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Easye1982

I agree 100%. Any injury is bad. Pain is ... well ... Painful So why not try to avoid it. Now I dont tap easily in a fight. If I have to suffer for a little if I think I can escape, then so be it. But in a training session and not in a real fight...there nothing wrong with trying to avoid injury.

Besides the fact that I think cauliflower ear is the worst looking and hardest to avoid inury...It will happen to everyone eventually.

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the trainer

Try wearing ear protecting head gear. It costs like $15

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Deadly Poet

Im mainly a stand up guy but my ears seem fuller than before I started grappling....they used to hurt but not any more....

I just try not to get choked to much but if I get them bad I will drain them and tape them...I tought of buying head gear but that shit gets in ur eyes...

how do u guys tape them? is there a specific way or just tape the ears?

youngbear91

i got cauliflower ear one year at the end of the highschool wrestling season i remember during freestyle i had my headgear ripped off. that hurt allot i try to avoid califlower ear knowing what its like