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Took a good hit on the ear last night; I use fairly pricey Everlast full-face (with the chinpad, not the bar) headgear that I've been really happy with up until yesterday. Instant ringing in my ear last night, and all day today my ear wouldn't clear. Anybody else ever get this? Just bad luck on my part?
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Yea......personally i think u should just wait it out and let it heal
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Pretty sure you busted your eardrum. I tried that before, it healed up by itself, no biggie. I took it to a doctor though, but he said the same thing, just let it heal. Took about a week or to, as I recall...Comment
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It's no longer ringing but it hurts quite a bit. Going to see my doc today but I can tell you right now there is no way I am going to get hit in the head for a few days. I'm tough but I'm not ******.
I have a fight in two weeks. Guess it's bodyshots and cardio for the next few days.
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Perforated ear drums are a common injury in boxing. Every time you make a post it seems like all you are talking about getting hit. Are you the club punching bag? Did you fail to notice that Teddy Atlas talks about "moving your head" nearly every Friday? Boxing is a tough enough sport for the young, but old guys who are in the habit of getting hit will spend a lot of time in the hospital if not the morgue!Comment
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Thanks for the vote of confidence.
Boxers get hit. Swimmers get wet. Teddy Atlas, I ain't.
Usually, when I get my bell rung, it's because I'm learning something new. As a trainer, 'Tatoes, you should appreciate the learning curve.
Ear is a lot better today, BTW.Comment
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Fraidy's got the stones to pay for a good lesson with a bit of pain.
Although I wouldn't go too intense in sparring for at least a week man.
Good luck in your fight though,Comment
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I got the same thing right nowComment
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I am well aware of the learning curve, I also know that some guys learn faster than others. It doesn't matter how fast you learn, it matters how fast you get killed! If your method of learning does not entertain a high probability of death, then chances are if you don't learn so fast you might live a bit longer. Training drills won't kill you, but sparring might. Fighting is even more dangerous than sparring.
Defense is not hard to learn, when you practise right moves within the parameters of a training drill. Sparring is a very difficult medium for teaching because of the natural variability and the lack of repetition. Most people do not have the coordination to quickly learn new ways of moving their bodies. They have to practise the same things over and over again to get it right. This kind of practise is not possible while sparring.
Sparring is a good way of putting the things you have learned to the test, but it is not a good way to learn those things. If you spar before you are ready, you will repeatedly make mistakes and you will repeatedly get hit. The sad part is you will never really understand why.
Join the army and you will get training drills. Join the dancing school and you will get training drills. Join the boxing club and you will get your head punched in. Doesn't that tell you something?Comment
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