Equipment for Draining One's Ear

conor678

Hi,

Question for Judo, BJJ and MMA heads. How do you get the right tools necessary (particularly a syringe) for draining fluid from your ears to prevent cauliflower ears? I've tried numerous chemists, talked to head chemists and explained why I need a syringe however they're hesitant on giving one to me for obvious reasons.

Lads in my club have helped me previously and I am very appreciative of their help. However I do not want to be a pest by constantly asking for help or a spare syringe to do it myself.

Also I do not have the money to visit a doctor for his help either.

So basically how do you get syringes for such matters?

arybvtcw0eolkf

Ebay.

Sid_Justice

http://www.medisave.co.uk/100-terumo-1ml-insulin-syringe-needle-25g-16mm-p-100774.html

wingnut4

Hemeroid Cream is really good at getting the swelling down, im being serious! lol I read it somewhere and used it on my ear and it helped alot. Of course the woman in the shop didnt believe me when i was getting it!

Claire

arybvtcw0eolkf

wingnut4 wrote: »

Hemeroid Cream is really good at getting the swelling down, im being serious! lol I read it somewhere and used it on my ear and it helped alot. Of course the woman in the shop didnt believe me when i was getting it!

Claire

Its good for piles on your arse too!.

wingnut4

true, just make sure you do your ear before your arse

arybvtcw0eolkf

wingnut4 wrote: »

true, just make sure you do your ear before your arse

Its also used for wrinkles, and years ago bodybuilders used it for competition to tighten skin on lagging body parts.

Burnt

If your draining your own ear you want to be careful to have sterilised
the area around where you intend puncture the skin with the hypodermic.

There is generally alot of crap in/on your ears and if you get an internal
infection on the cartilage it will look alot worse than a bit of cauliflower.

Depending on the size of the swelling you may want to apply pressure
onto the affect area after draining to keep the skin in contact with the
cartilage. Tape/bandage i've heard of even magnets.

Also prehaps you should look at prevention after the treatment, though
not having suffered from it much personally, I know guys who wear ear
gaurds like american college wrestlers in training. Brute Shockwave IIRC.
I suspose a scrum cap would have a similar effect.

The judoforum.com has several threads on treatment and prevention.

Liam_B

The local chemist for me, supplies the syringe's (pack of 40 I think). Cant remember width, but has Orange tips. May take a few syringes.

As above the area has to be sterilized before you drain them. And ensure you keep pressure to the ear ,when your finished, otherwise you have to start all over again. Cotton wool and wrap the ear for a few hours. Forget about training for a week. Otherwise it just flairs up again, or as mentioned wear some ear guards.

Disclaimer: Recommend going to see a professional, i.e GP :-)

conor678

Thanks to everyone who posted replies and advice. I didn't realize one could easily buy syringes over the internet. I thought with the trouble I went through getting them off a chemist that there'd be similar trouble getting them over the web. I very much appreciate all the replies and will heed all the advice.

Thanks again

Plastikman_eire

Im suprised a chemist is giving you hassle when trying to buy syringes, they arent controlled in anyway and what you use them for is none of their business. If they get nosey tell them you're diabetic.

(Incidently why would a junkie try to buy them in a chemist when they get them for free in needle exchanges?)

pablohoney87

I dont think chemists are actually allowed to refuse to sell you needles. However i was refused by two chemists before. I had one of the most obvious swollen ears ive ever seen and they still wouldnt.
Ended up getting really lucky though. Went to the nurses office in ucd and the nurse was some chap from new zealand who sees them all the time. Apparently theres some special earpiece you can get over there that compresses your ear perfectly but they dont sell them outta new zealand because its unpatented in europe.
As I said I got really lucky that time. Another time my mam made me go to the doctors office. He drained it then left me sitting for 10 minutes while he went to get me a perscription for penicillin. Didnt even ice it or compress it. Best advice above was to go back to your mates in the gym who've done it all before.

dunkamania

Surprised at chemists not selling syringes. If I am planning on using heroin, and need a syringe, I guess I could always use my mates syringes after they are done with them instead.........

Sitric

How to make a compression dressing for your ear:

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/82793-treatment

For christs sake don't try the scalpel procedure at home!

MichaelDevlin

Suprised the chemist refused you. I thought the health bord gave out free syringes to addicts to prevent hiv from sharing syringes. Makes no sence to refuse people

pablohoney87

They hand out clean needles at needle exchanges. The worry in chemists is that a junkie buys a siringe fills it with blood and comes straight back in waving it round demanding money.

HammerHeadGym

google 'dublin needle exchange'. they are on the quays next to the civic offices, open until 4 every day. You will have to say you want the needle exchange when you go in. They will ask for your name and date of birth, but they don't ask for any verification. you'll be brought to a private room and asked to why you want needles. Tell the truth and watch her relax, lol. anyway, thats it. bring your old ones back and they'll give out new ones, no questions asked.

dave80

http://www.medguard.ie/