Should I drain my ear?
been training bjj for about a year and a half and have had a bit of cauliflower in the past but now it’s blowing up quickly on one ear and seems to be continuously swollen for the last week and a half, I don’t mind the cauliflower ear but at what point or what part of the ear can effect your hearing? I have a buddy that fights and his ear hole is pretty closed up because he trained through his fight camp after he got a big golf ball and drained it. I have the stuff to drain but dont plan on stopping and do a lot of pressure passing and pin with my shoulder and side of head. will headgear allow me to roll still after draining or should I just let nature take it’s course and drain only when it gets really bad? Or is it worth taking time off? don’t mind the cauliflower ear but want to keep it under control since Im so early in my bjj journe. any help from past experiences and how you dealt with it is much appreciated. Or should I just embrace it?!