looking for ear guards for wrestling

bilbo79

hi im looking for ear guards for wrestling-any help would be great.

HammerHeadGym

The rugby one in elverys is good quality. Around 50 blips.

FiannaGym.com

Sport Smiths off O'Connell Street should do them.

They do Unitards, wrestling boots, and excelent knee guards. If he doesnt stock them you could ask him to get them in.

Peace

McArmalite

Ok, I'm not a pretty face, but still, don't want to end up with cauliflower ears like Matt Hughes or BJ Penn ( BTW, does cauliflower ears go down with time if you stop grappling or is it permanent ? ). And is cauliflower ears done by years of training or an infection done to the ears when torn or something. So, would it be worth wearing them for BJJ or are the chances small in getting them in BJJ as against wrestling.

cowzerp

The cartrilidge comes away from the skin and blood supply and needs to be drained and put back where it belongs-it is permanent if you just leave it, and maybe even after the draining.

arybvtcw0eolkf

McArmalite wrote:

Ok, I'm not a pretty face, but still, don't want to end up with cauliflower ears like Matt Hughes or BJ Penn ( BTW, does cauliflower ears go down with time if you stop grappling or is it permanent ? ). And is cauliflower ears done by years of training or an infection done to the ears when torn or something. So, would it be worth wearing them for BJJ or are the chances small in getting them in BJJ as against wrestling.

http://www.sbgnorthside.com/ears.htm

Cauliflower Ears :


Cauliflower ear is an acquired deformity of the outer ear. Because the ear is precariously perched on either side of the head, it is often vulnerable to blunt trauma. Wrestlers and boxers in particular are susceptible to this type of injury. When the ear is struck and a blood clot develops under the skin, or the skin is simply sheared from the cartilage, the connection of the skin to the cartilage is disrupted.

The cartilage of the ear has no other blood supply except that supplied by the overlying skin. When the skin is pulled from the cartilage, and/or separated from the cartilage by blood (as with accumulated blood from injury called a hematoma) or infection, the cartilage is deprived of important nutrients. Ultimately, the cartilage dies and the risk of infection is increased. Untreated, the ear cartilage begins to contract on itself forming a shriveled up outer ear classically known as the cauliflower ear deformity. Once there is cartilage death and scarring (fibrosis), the resulting deformity is very difficult to reconstruct (if at all possible). Often the victim is left with a permanent deformity.

How is cauliflower ear treated?

The goals of treatment are to evacuate the blood, treat any infection, and re-establish the skin connection to the underlying cartilage. Treatment usually requires draining accumulated blood (the hematoma) through an incision in the ear and applying a compressive dressing to sandwich the two sides of the skin against the cartilage. Antibiotics are given to prevent infection.

When treated aggressively and promptly, the cauliflower ear deformity is unlikely. Any delay in diagnosis leads to more difficulty in managing this problem and the risk of deformity is greater.


Information from Andy Ryan's SBG Northside website.

Roper

I have never sufferred from this affliction, but I have laughed at other people who do!:D

Saw a pair or two of Asics ones in Elvery's about 6 months ago- it was the one in Blanch, so they were probably bullet proof as well. Don't know if they still stock them.

David Jones

As Pearce says Go to Sportsmith on cathedral st and ask for Gerry, tell him I sent you. He stocks Brute Earguards and knee pads and singlets if you are into that sort of thing.

O'Leprosy

Cauliflower ears, are the chances small in getting them in BJJ as against wrestling ?

cowzerp

i've got them 2 times from bjj! pain in the hole!

dunkamania

O'Leprosy wrote:

Cauliflower ears, are the chances small in getting them in BJJ as against wrestling ?

I believe that some ppl are more prone to it then others.

In BJJ,there are different styles of rolling,and big guy aggressive rolling is gonna increase the chances of the cauli.:D