Have you ever seen what Li Jingliang's ears look like?
If you like boxing or some combat wrestling sports, you may have heard the name "dumpling ear". Many famous martial artists at home and abroad are similar to Li Jingliang, and everyone's ears are abnormally swollen, as if plump dumplings are sticking to the pinna.
Why is it called "dumpling ears"? Of course, this is not a medical term, but a common name for an ear form in the boxing and martial arts worlds, and foreigners call this kind of ear cauliflower ear, that is, "cauliflower ear", which means something similar. When a boxer is repeatedly hit hard in the ear during long-term training and competition, the cartilage and soft tissue of the pinna will be damaged, and then hematoma and inflammation will occur, and some cartilage will break and stratify after injury, and repeatedly ooze edema. Over time, these hematomas or edemas are gradually replaced by fibrous tissue, forming thickened, hardened nodules that give the ears a bumpy, dumpling-like appearance. From this point of view, in the martial arts world, the dumpling ear seems to be a medal, or a symbol of a tough guy, so that the opponent knows that he is not easy to mess with at a glance.
But in life, ordinary people will also get a disease similar to "dumpling ear", which is "auricular pseudocyst". In fact, "dumpling ears" can be said to be an extreme manifestation of pseudocyst in the auricle.
A pseudocyst of the auricle, as the name suggests, is not a true cyst and does not have a wall or capsule like other cysts. Pseudocysts in the auricle are caused by damage to the cartilage of the auricle that forms a dissection and produces an effusion, or when the cartilage injury ruptures, a fluid buildup between the cartilage and the perichondrium swells. Generally, this kind of swelling is not as red, swollen and painful as when it is dyed, the color of the bulge is basically normal, it is slightly hard to the touch, or there is a fluctuating feeling, there is no obvious tenderness, and it looks no different from a cyst, so it is called a pseudocyst. The extent and size of the swelling varies from person to person, but it may be confined to a small part of the pinna, while others may affect the entire pinna.
As with "dumpling ears", both conditions are caused by traumatic stimuli, and the difference is only the degree of stimulation. For ordinary people, without that kind of violent blowing, the cause of pseudocyst of the auricle may be related to factors such as mechanical stimulation, local compression, frostbite and other factors in daily life. For example, wearing headphones for long periods of time, or sleeping in an improper position that causes prolonged pressure on the ear, or a blow or crush on the ear can lead to the development of a pseudocyst in the auricle. Have you ever used your headphones for a long time only to notice local pain and discomfort in your ears after removing them? Have you ever been accustomed to lying on your side and waking up every morning when you feel that your ears are pressed and you lose consciousness? These common habits in life, over time, will cause damage to the auricular cartilage, and unconsciously, pseudocysts in the auricle will be formed. If the formation of "dumpling ears" is like a deep pool formed by the impact of a waterfall, then the pseudocyst of the auricle is a drop of water after accumulation.
There are many methods for pseudocysts in the auricle, including puncture, cast, laser, freezing, surgical excision, etc. But no matter what, the sooner it is, the better the effect. If it is not ** for a long time, just like "dumpling ears", the pseudocyst of the auricle will gradually fibrosis, harden, and eventually make the entire auricular deformity.
Although "dumpling ears" have become the "medals" of boxers to a certain extent, as an ordinary version of "dumpling ears" such as auricular pseudocysts, ordinary people still don't want this kind of "medal". Therefore, we should pay more attention to protecting our ears in our daily life to avoid being subjected to mechanical stimulation and compression for a long time. Once you find that your ears have uncomfortable symptoms, you should still seek medical attention in time to avoid delaying the opportunity.