BJJ Cauliflower Ear Basics, Prevention, and Self Treatment 

You're FIRST!! Nice. We think the vid came out well. Make sure to follow our BJJ specific page, the BJJ Physio. Oss.

@AFew NoMore LOL. It does look pretty cool imo. But my best guess would be that the number of people that have regular jobs and don't want mangled ears is pretty high compared to semi or professional grapplers. Like I say here, if you want cauliflower ear, then completely disregard this vid! Oss.

thanks!

How did you do that? Typically, if you injure, tear, or otherwise damage that cartilage, you'll disrupt the blood flow in that region and a cauliflower ear will appear. If for some reason you've damaged the cartilage and it's not yet begun filling with blood, compression to the surrounding tissue/inner ear skin is needed to prevent the ear from becoming engorged. The device that I find the most useful is the CauliCure Kit as shown in this video.

No problem!! We think the vid came out well too. Make sure to follow our BJJ specific page, the BJJ Physio. Oss!

That depends. Did you apply compression the first time you drained the ear? If not, then that's the first step I would recommend. If you did apply pressure and the ear still refilled, then I'd ask whether or not you held the compression on long enough. My general recommendation is 1 week after draining. If the ear puffs up but no so much as to require being drained, then compression for a few days is usually enough to keep it under control. Hope that helps. Be sure to check out our BJJ player specific RU-vid channel, The BJJ Physio. Also our new website, bjj-physio.com is launching soon where you can get answers to all kinds of questions about staying on the mat through pain and injuries. This thread is giving me a great idea for a "questions box" for subscribers. Thanks!! Oss

@@TheBJJPhysioI know I’m late but I have some questions, I did put compression and it still came back. Although it is smaller than before. What should I do now? How many times should I redo this if it keeps coming back? How long to put compression for? How long to take a break from training?

Nothing changed

​@CandyCandy look at the background, it becomes Golden tinted sortof

It's very noticeable on the floor lol.

Ugh. Not easily in my experience. I've seen some nasty horror shows of people trying to use binder clips, clothespins... it's a mess. I'd just get the kit.

The most important thing to do once you've drained the ear is to provide compression. You need to allow for that skin to mesh back up to the underlying cartilage. I highly recommend the CauliCure kit as shown in this video for that purpose. It's easy to use, easy to clean, and does the job perfectly. If you don't compress that area, it's likely to refill, at least partly if not all the way. Hope that's helpful. Oss.

LOL. not really. But maybe keep some sterile ones you are familiar with at home just in case.

Hey Scott. That will happen. The most important thing to do once you've drained the ear is to provide compression. You need to allow for that skin to mesh back up to the underlying cartilage. I highly recommend the CauliCure kit as shown in this video for that purpose. It's easy to use, easy to clean, and does the job perfectly. If you don't compress that area, it's likely to refill, at least partly if not all the way. Hope that's helpful. Oss.

Is the cauliflower ear painful?

@rosecandle when sleeping or training yes, especially if you go do muay thai with it. Draining it with a 23 gauge isn't bad at all, little but of pain but you're a martial artist you'll be fine.

@@elmaury2335 thanks so much. I wanted to know for my disabled brother who doesn’t talk and he had this but I was not able to find anywhere how painful it could and would be 😌

If you haven't drained it then it's probably too late (he's a badass) but when it's fresh you can use a diabetic needle and it's really painless but the cauliflower ear itself feels kind of like when you sleep on your ear wrong. Also you can get different size syringes with different size needles and they're pretty cheap (like 8 bucks for a 25 pack) and the magnets i used were a little uncomfortable so i put some gauze inbetween them and my ear.

you want me to google it for you? Here you go: www.caulicure.com/

@@TheBJJPhysio not just google but it would be great if you provided us with your specific link in your description so that every time someone buys the product, you get a small commission as a thank you gesture for letting us know about the amazing product.

Nah it don’t hurt

LOL. You do you bud.

Doesn’t mean you’re a good grappler, gonna look like a freak

Woah!! Uhhhh... thanks?