Comments on: Cauliflower Ears in BJJ

By: Randy

Randy — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:21:15 +0000

to the 6 year purple belt…maybe your just not training hard enough…just cause you have purple doesnt mean you deserve it…should nt be so cocky

By: fat jesus

fat jesus — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:25:09 +0000

cauliflower ear is the bomb i want a pair

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:05:41 +0000

I train at Crossrhodes Jiu Jitsu in Hilton Head SC, I just got a little cauliflower going on in my left ear, I’m still not sure if im going to keep it, I think it is a badge of honor! as long as my wife is ok with it, then cool!

By: Ricardo Huerta

Ricardo Huerta — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 10:25:17 +0000

I started getting cauliflower. Its on my inner ear, and I like it. Its like a badge of honor for me.

By: stewie

stewie — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:53:57 +0000

wasup i have a cauliflower ear for years aready is too ard..i never wen to the doctor..but now that i cut my hair it looks ugly i dont know i dont like it..i want to go fix it..but i heard is expensive so i dont know what ama do..am going satyrday to a hospital hope they take it away

By: Sergio

Sergio — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:06:56 +0000

I know it means a lot to some people but I just don’t get it, why don’t you wear a headgear….is it because people will look at you differently when your training? Personally I don’t care, as long as my ears aren’t looking that bad….it’s not like womens like it or something.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:16:47 +0000

Does anyone else think that cauliflower ear looks nothing like actual cauliflower??

By: Todd Smith

Todd Smith — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:50:52 +0000

BJJ for 3 years, just starting to get cauliflower ear. I’ve found that if you go to a pharmacy, and ask for a box (100) insulin syringes (1/2 inch needle, 30 gauge), they’ll sell them to you and they’ll do the job. If they ask what it’s for, say diabetes. Don’t say cauliflower ear. I have to drain my ears every day after practice. I can’t believe some of these guys say it looks cool! I want this stuff gone!

By: Killer B

Killer B — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:17:12 +0000

Ive been training bjj for 2 years now and have not gotten any cauli flower, but the other day escaping a head lock I think I may have done something. It doesnt look puffy but its tender as hell, can anyone tell me if its gonna cauli-up? Cuz that shit aint cute. I’ll with out a doubt drain it if it does.

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:10:04 +0000

Im a junior in highschool and i had cauiflower ear for a year now. i’ve got it drained like 3 or 4 times, it hurted like hell but now its cool. But people can’t tell because it so flat and u really cant tell. But now im making an appointed for surgery to get rid of it but its like a trophy… i just don’t want it!!

By: jeremy

jeremy — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:36:38 +0000

im wrestling in high school now im a sophmore and i just got it at the begining of the season it started out just being sore now middle ways thru the season its full blown hurts like hell and stating on the other side its cool looking and i hold it as a trophy but really does hurt like hell.my grandparents are making me get it fixed but i dont want to.

By: cagefighter130

cagefighter130 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:05:15 +0000

cauliflower ear is a nasty thing. im in high school, ive wrestled for a long time and trained and competed in all aspects of mixed martial arts. i have cauliflower ear in both ears, and don’t recomend any body wanting it. it hurts like hell when its tender, and during the draining and after the draining. I didn’t drain my right ear and let it harden so i don’t have a problem with pain in that ear its as hard as a rock, but i drained my left ear today so i dnt know how it will turn out, i had a pretty good size bubble in my upper inside ear that looked goofy so hopefully it turns out cool looking. ya i think cauli is a trophy, ive earned it by working hard on the mat, in the cage, and training. and i respect the guys who hav it worse than i do.

By: ISAAC

ISAAC — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:02:14 +0000

i have a cauliflower ear for almost 16 years now.am worried.Can it be corrected to its normal size and position to look like the normal ear

By: Will

Will — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:27:25 +0000

I have a deal with my wife. I can train as much as I want, but I must wear earguards.
She is da bomb.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:37:44 +0000

I just got over a minor case of puffy ear syndrome. I honestly don’t care too much about whether I get it or not, as long as it’s along the edge of the ear and not in the inner part of it. I don’t want BJ Penn style ears.

My right ear isn’t going to look exactly like my left one ever again, but it’s all good. As long as my wife doesn’t care, I’m not too worried about it.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:39:35 +0000

I want it. Just a little. I don’t know, maybe because I’m not a physically imposing guy to look at. I just want something defining about my appearance, and why not get it from the thing I am most passionate about.

Over here in Japan, loads of people have it, and it’s well respected. Politicians have cauliflowers. Policemen have them. Old geezers, upstanding highschool kids… It’s just a positive thing.

I want it, and I’m not ashamed to say so. After almost five years training (though only the last two with any intensity), I just got my first taste last week. The smallest little pod popped up. Looking forward to more.

By: Delano

Delano — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:30:11 +0000

I have been involved in BJJ for 10 months now, and thankfully have not had any case of cauliflower ear. There are a few guys at my gym that have it, however. I used to think it was the most repugnant looking thing in the world, but now I think it looks tough, and wouldn’t mind if it ever happened to me. That is the result of me being sucked into this subculture I guess. My wife, however, differs in opinion and thinks that I wear headgear when I train, for she said she would not make love to me anymore if I came home with cauliflower ear. Well see what happens.

By: Hywel Teague [Fighters Only mag]

Hywel Teague [Fighters Only mag] — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:22:42 +0000

6 years of grappling and a purple belt around my waist, never once had a cauliflower ear

some people just don’t get them

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:51:09 +0000

I don’t have cauliflower ear, but I make custom headphones. I made a pair for a guy that has it, and man that was probably the most difficult set we have ever made. Oh yeah, I work with Audiologists and having cauliflower ear is definitely “sound destorting.” Not bad for hearing in general, but things won’t sounds as they should, per se.