busted eardrum

ridehyco 06-10-2003, 9:20 PM

my boss ruptured his eardrum
if he goes riding and gets water and his what are the consequences...

he really wants to ride

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(iewc_vp) · (iewc_vp) **Join Date: Aug 2001** 06-10-2003, 10:23 PM

All i know is when my girlfriend popped hers they said that with the hole already there if she took another fall she could go deaf and stupid!!! I think the biggest threat aside from god aweful pain is infection.

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 06-11-2003, 6:26 AM

Delayed healing. Ear infection. Possible loss of hearing....nothing major.

(timmy) · (timmy) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 06-11-2003, 6:35 AM

let it heal. get the stuff from the doctor to put in it.

(kristian) · (kristian) **Join Date: Nov 2002** 06-11-2003, 6:39 AM

Yeah, let it heal. If it were an ear injection, then I'd suggest duct tape. But there are to many risks involved with ruptured eardrums, unless he doesn't mind risking his ability to hear.

ridehyco 06-11-2003, 8:22 AM

he wants to fill it with bowling ball plug...LOL

H

(timmy) · (timmy) **Join Date: Jul 2001** 06-11-2003, 8:25 AM

If your boss lost his hearing, could you sneak in and take over his job for a fat promotion?

stormrider 06-11-2003, 8:57 AM

Wear a helmet with ear flaps and you greatly decrease your chances of rupturing an eardrum. I think the Shapiro helmets look cool.

reefhunter 06-11-2003, 8:34 PM

I rode two days after my busted eardrum. Don't get me wrong i'm not saying it's a good idea. If fact i'm stupid and don't do what I do. But I did put in an earplug and taped it over. I looked like a real dufuss, buy hey...I got a run in that day.

wakechick 06-12-2003, 4:22 AM

Hunt, tell him to wear an ear plug, or I even had a friend get some wax and make his own plug....which covered the entire inside part of his ear.

caseynevada 06-12-2003, 9:25 AM

Just ruptured mine about 3 weeks ago. After about a week of healing, I now ride with a wax plug. I can't remember the name of the plug, but you can find them in any grocery store. They are wax balls that form to the shape of your ear... and oh yeah... I now ride with a helmet and ear flaps... may look stupid, but after that kind of pain, I don't care.

tarcisius 06-12-2003, 9:50 AM

Will just wearing those wax ball swimmer ear plugs totally prevent rupturing youyr eardrum?

caseynevada 06-12-2003, 4:14 PM

Not sure if the wax would prevent a rupture or not... I put it in there to keep the lake water from going through the hole (rupture) in the tympanic membrane and into my middle ear where it can cause an infection. It would probably be easier to where a helmet than put wax balls in your ears each time you ride anyway. Besides, how can you hear the tunes from the tower speakers with wax in your ears?

(shutupandboard)

I'm here to tell you WAX DOESN'T WORK! It can't, with as much wax as i keep in my ears if it worked i would never have busted mine.

(kristian) · (kristian) **Join Date: Nov 2002** 06-12-2003, 9:03 PM

If you take a nasty fall with earplugs in. The water can actually push the earplug through the eardrum.