Blown ear drum

(bucnoles) · (bucnoles) **Join Date: Jul 2005** 06-08-2006, 9:40 PM

My buddy over the weekend took a hard fall and ended up with a pinhole size hole in his eardrum. We were wondering if anyone else has had this injury and how long were you out for? Thanks

(crracer) · (crracer) **Join Date: Nov 2003** 06-08-2006, 9:47 PM

4 months not me personally but a friend!
Tell him to go to the doc and really follow his or her directions. No water contact!!! God only gave us one set of ears. Good Luck

(dedicatedwse) · (dedicatedwse) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 06-08-2006, 9:56 PM

some good info here:

http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/1/330064.html?1149649394

(tparider) · (tparider) **Join Date: Aug 2003** 06-09-2006, 12:35 PM

go to the doctor
get the antibiotic drops
use wax to make sure no water gets in there for about a week
buy doc's proplugs
go ride again

This injury just happened to me a few weeks back and I was only out for about a week and a half.

ricktrav 06-09-2006, 3:27 PM

that happened to me. the doc said 10 days out of the water. went out 10 days later and blew the other one. I now always wear the wax type ear plugs when doing inverts