How do wrestlers ears get deformed if they wear protectors?

[Class of 67]

I never wrestled and was not exposed to the sport until I attended Penn State. Are the protectors only partially effective?

 

[Pocono Lion]

The headgear is usually only worn in bouts, not for the hours and....

hours of practice. That's where the cauliflower ear forms.

 

[LionsandBear]

Yes. I've seen some really bad cauliflower ear and headgear is only partially effective.

 

[Class of 67]

OK. Next question: Why not? Seems crazy to me. *

*

 

[Pocono Lion]

Just my opinion, headgear is hot, uncomfortable and a general pain in......

the ass. Plus it's required by HS and college rules. You can put up with it for a bout, but it's a pain in the room.

 

[MarylandBlue]

Neglect to wear in practice and off season. Freestyle and greco training rarely wear headgear.

 

[mn78psu83]

Most guys do not wear headgear in practice.**

antidisestablishmentarianism

 

[Stargellfan]

Re: OK. Next question: Why not? Seems crazy to me. *

If it were up to the wrestlers they would never wear them. They don't wear them in international competition. I think most wrestlers almost view their ears as a source of pride.

 

[massimoManca II]

Oh that explains i... Huh?!?!?**

Seatbelts suck, too

 

[royboy]

Cauliflower ears are a huge negative for public perception of the sport....

Really ugly and off-putting to a casual observer

 

[OldTiredLion]

Re: Cauliflower ears are a huge negative for public perception of the sport....




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[LafayetteBear]

Re: Cauliflower ears are a huge negative for public perception of the sport....


I hope wrestlers wear cups...

 

[m.knox]

Originally posted by Class of 67:
I never wrestled and was not exposed to the sport until I attended Penn State. Are the protectors only partially effective?

I wrestled in high school. It's been a long time, but I recall most of us using our head gears in practice. The downside of that is they get rank pretty quickly. There are different types of head gears too. Today I see mostly the hard shell type which is more protective.

I am shocked to see the number of wrestlers with ears like that. It's totally preventable, and it doesn't "go away". I also think that perhaps we didn't experience it because we simply where not in the class of athletes that we are watching this weekend. Those guys log tremendous hours. Hard hours. This IS the highest level in the US.

 

[m.knox]

Might also be a badge of honor....

Originally posted by royboy:
Really ugly and off-putting to a casual observer

But I am with you on this one. Even my wife noticed it last night. Another consideration is that it might be an inevitable result of training at the highest level......