Personal Essay: Culiflower Ear

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Being a volleyball player here at UTC, we practice right next to the wrestling team. Our coaches are great friends, so we automatically support each other and get to know each other well. When I first got here all I could think about when I talked to them was what is wrong with their ears. Why are they so swollen? Why do most of them have this, but some don’t? I came to find out that this is called cauliflower ear, and it is extremely common in wrestling. I would like to explore exactly why it is so common in wrestling.

Education on cauliflower ear is lacking because this is very preventable. I would assume that if they didn’t have to have this problem, they would choose not to. The unknown is the disadvantages of having cauliflower ear.

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