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Cauliflower ear (auricular hematoma)
A condition of the earlobe that occurs when the earlobe is hit one or more timess, causing bleeding on the surface of the cartilage. If the blood is not removed, the cartilage can become permanently damaged and disfigured.
Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this
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Toddler 3-5 | |||||
Preteen 6-13 | |||||
Teenager 14-18 | |||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common | ||||
Senior 60+ |
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What do you recommend for cauliflower ear?
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I want cauliflower ear. Don't answer the question if your going to tell me that I don't want it. Please reply by telling me how I can get it on my own?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can cauliflower ear from cartilage piercing?
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Im an mma practitioner and my cauliflower ear damages my self esteem. Advice?
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I am an mma practitioner and my cauliflower ear damages my self esteem.advice?
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A 21-year old male asked:
I haD FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS a painful cyst like thing above the back of my earlobe can it cause cauliflower ear? My ear seems fine right now.
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A 33-year old asked:
What can I do for auricular perichondritis? My ear hurts really bad.
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A 49-year old female asked:
Received bite to neck, had severe pain, then numbness to rt ear,1/3rd face + neck.I can feel sharp. I think auricular nerve damage, is this permanent?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Can an ear hematoma be fixed so that it won't come back?
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A 42-year old asked:
My 2 year old has a bruise on her ear lobe, what to do?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I got hit behind the ear and I have a bruise that looks like a hickey. Hurts to shake my head side to side. Should I be worried or is it nothing?
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A 36-year old female asked:
I was punched in the side of the head.had aweful headache for 8 hrs &now massive bruise and swreling on ear& bruise behind ear. nauseous. Head sore 2?
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A 26-year old female asked:
3+wks sore spot on base of scalp by ear 4inchs long. Feels like bruise throbs& sometimes itches quarter size fluid filled spot. No redness. Dizzy now
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Bruise type mark on chin, is it related to nausea, ear ache and swollen throat I have? the mark just showed up randomly and does not hurt.
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I cannot pinpoint the exact spot, but general tenderness of scalp above right ear. Not an impact or bruise, no fever. Cat sleeps in same room.?
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A 24-year old female asked:
daughter has strep throat and ear infections. today noticed what looks like a bruise across the bridge of her nose and 2 hard lumps either side of it?
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A 22-year old male asked:
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