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WaveDemon

08-06-2006, 05:21 PM

Big ups to Ollie for working on his rolls :arms: . To bad we were riding without helmets, even worse it looks like O busted his ear drum.

Next time we know, even if the gulf is in full mill pond effect we need ear protection. :banghead:

PAIR-A-DICE

08-06-2006, 05:25 PM

Damn! That sucks.

Get well soon, Ollie.

PancakePete

08-06-2006, 10:17 PM

I hate the ear drum splats. Feel better Ollie !

Matt_E

08-06-2006, 11:00 PM

Phill busted his today doing stabs off cruiser wakes.

Phill

08-07-2006, 12:35 AM

Yeah it friggin hurts!!! I think its time for a helmet! I did have fun on thoes wakes though!!!

yamaslut

08-07-2006, 08:47 AM

get well Ollie... it will be fine in two weeks... just use a ear plug and you will be able to ride next week.

Matt_E

08-07-2006, 08:58 AM

get well Ollie... it will be fine in two weeks... just use a ear plug and you will be able to ride next week.

Just what Phill wanted to hear.:cheer:

Ollie Rastabean

08-07-2006, 09:02 AM

WaveDemon

08-07-2006, 09:15 AM

Yep, I am f'n pissed. Blame it all on Wavedemon. He was stoking the fire. He was getting 3/4 of the way round on small boat wakes. Watch out Butti. O'l Demon is gonna roll that Blast-up on the next surf day.

Mine is not that painful. It did not bleed. But is def. ruptured. The most annoying part is it sounds like I have my head in a bucket.

Wear a Condom!! WAIT!!! This aint the herpes post.

I mean wear a helmet!!

-Ollie
Hey O, there's a depression starting today. find something to pack in your ear by next weekend.

Sorry about stoking the fire stuff, I guess I could learn how to turn on my SJ so as not to pressure you into injury. :crutches: j/k :biggrin:

Ollie Rastabean

08-07-2006, 09:35 AM

Hey O, there's a depression starting today. find something to pack in your ear by next weekend.

Sorry about stoking the fire stuff, I guess I could learn how to turn on my SJ so as not to pressure you into injury. :crutches: j/k :biggrin:

You are supposed to stoke the fire. That is the whole idea.

I guess you thought you were supposed to hang around so I had something to do with my tow rope.

Edwin- I'll see what I can swing next weekend. I am not willing to cancel it yet. Let me talk to the doc and then ignore what he (or she) says.

-O

WaveDemon

08-07-2006, 09:43 AM

You are supposed to stoke the fire. That is the whole idea.

I guess you thought you were supposed to hang around so I had something to do with my tow rope.

-O

allright, heal up quick then 'cause I ain't stopping. :Banane01:

Idok

08-07-2006, 10:15 AM

You are supposed to stoke the fire. That is the whole idea.

I guess you thought you were supposed to hang around so I had something to do with my tow rope.

Edwin- I'll see what I can swing next weekend. I am not willing to cancel it yet. Let me talk to the doc and then ignore what he (or she) says.

-O

welcome to my world!

Prem1x

08-07-2006, 10:17 AM

Ouch, that sucks for both Ollie and Phill. Heal up quick!

Matt_E

08-07-2006, 10:18 AM

yamaslut

08-07-2006, 10:46 AM

As I was leaving Phill's house yesterday, I heard his neighbor comment "Hey, I got some swimmer's ear stuff, I'll bring it over."

Big mistake, apparently. Phill said he rolled around on the floor for a while after that.

I got antibiotics from the doc... Don't messa round w/ the inner ear. Tell him to get the proper medication.

Matt_E

08-07-2006, 10:51 AM

He did. I am surprised he did, but he saw the doc. Got Hydrocodone and anti biotics.

Ollie Rastabean

08-07-2006, 11:09 AM

Slut, I did not know you popped one too.

I think I am fine with Tylenol.

They can keep that Hydrocodone crap. I dont need any more monkeys on my back.

-O

WaveDemon

08-07-2006, 11:16 AM

Slut, I did not know you popped one too.

I think I am fine with Tylenol.

They can keep that Hydrocodone crap. I dont need any more monkeys on my back.

-OI think it's the antibiotic that is importaint. you know mexicans piss in that water!

yamaslut

08-07-2006, 11:24 AM

Slut, I did not know you popped one too.

I think I am fine with Tylenol.

They can keep that Hydrocodone crap. I dont need any more monkeys on my back.

-O

defiately get the antibiotics... It's very important that you don't get the inner ear infected.. that can lead to lots of problems

jetskiking

08-07-2006, 12:09 PM

As I was leaving Phill's house yesterday, I heard his neighbor comment "Hey, I got some swimmer's ear stuff, I'll bring it over."

Big mistake, apparently. Phill said he rolled around on the floor for a while after that. Swim ear is like 99% isopropal alchohol. I bet it hurt like hell. I almost made that mistake until i read the bottle. I busted mine at the start of the season. It does take a while to get the hearing back which to me was the worst part after the pain went away.

Ollie Rastabean

08-07-2006, 05:30 PM

Looks like I am cool. The tear happened where I have scar tissue from when I was a kid.
Good news:I should have my hearing back in two weeks.

Bad news: It will prob happen again even with helmet + plugs.

Saki- I will probably still ride next weekend.

-O

WaveDemon

08-07-2006, 05:43 PM

What does that mean? is it just the pressure of being underwater that causes them to burst?

Phill

08-07-2006, 08:07 PM

just use a ear plug and you will be able to ride next week.

Man I'm glad someone said that:Banane01: :Banane01: :Banane01: :Banane01:

does salt water hurt?

The doc said it wasn't too bad but it defiantly ruptured.....

Oh.....never......ever......use swimmers ear........its the devil!

SUPERJET-113

08-07-2006, 10:51 PM

Man I'm glad someone said that:Banane01: :Banane01: :Banane01: :Banane01:

does salt water hurt?

The doc said it wasn't too bad but it defiantly ruptured.....

Oh.....never......ever......use swimmers ear........its the devil!

No shti! I had a perforated ear drum oncefrom a 3/4 roll of a huge boat wake and used that Swim ear stuff and it felt like someone shoved a letter opener into my ear and into my brain.. Worst pain ever... Im suprised you didnt see that post a few weeks ago. X-jetter and I both did that mistake... Welcome to the club Phil and Demon!:highhorse:

WaveDemon

08-07-2006, 11:06 PM

No shti! I had a perforated ear drum oncefrom a 3/4 roll of a huge boat wake and used that Swim ear stuff and it felt like someone shoved a letter opener into my ear and into my brain.. Worst pain ever... Im suprised you didnt see that post a few weeks ago. X-jetter and I both did that mistake... Welcome to the club Phil and Demon!:highhorse:
not me, Ollie. :bananalama:

yamaslut

08-08-2006, 08:29 AM

Man I'm glad someone said that:Banane01: :Banane01: :Banane01: :Banane01:

does salt water hurt?

The doc said it wasn't too bad but it defiantly ruptured.....

Oh.....never......ever......use swimmers ear........its the devil!

it won't hurt you phisically to get water in there, but it can cause an infection... That's why I got the antibiotics... I just flushed the hell out of my ear after riding... (even w/ plugs some water will get in there)

My setup was this...

I would fill my ear w/ antibiotics, then cram one of the spongy yellow plugs in there (really deep) and then I would put the wax plugs over the entire ear canal... it would seal pretty good and the antibiotics would kinda keep the salt water from doing too much to the ear...

Phill

08-08-2006, 08:43 PM

I got the antibiotics and the ear drops so it sounds like I will be in the water this weekend!!:Banane01: :Banane01:

ski4

08-09-2006, 07:59 AM

defiately get the antibiotics... It's very important that you don't get the inner ear infected.. that can lead to lots of problems

waht he said. very true

Project Ski

08-12-2006, 10:44 PM

how o you guys burst them? you cant be going down that deep. Is it from hitting the water at speed with the side of your head or something?

Phill

08-13-2006, 12:25 AM

land on the side of you head........

Phill

09-19-2006, 10:58 PM

Matt_E

09-20-2006, 12:14 AM

The ********'s gotta come out somewhere.

yamaslut

09-20-2006, 07:38 AM

Hey how long does a busted ear drum take to heal up?

It stopped hurting a long time ago but there is still pressure.

The last few days the pressure has gotten worse...still does not hurt but is somewhat uncomfortable....

be careful, if the skin heals up before the infection leaves... POP!!!! the pressure will blow the ear drum again. Thats how kids blow out eardrums from ear infections... it's pretty painful till the eardrum blows, then it's like a huge relief...
:Banane01: :Banane01: :Banane01: :Banane01: :Banane01:

SUPERJET-113

09-20-2006, 10:43 AM

As I was leaving Phill's house yesterday, I heard his neighbor comment "Hey, I got some swimmer's ear stuff, I'll bring it over."

Big mistake, apparently. Phill said he rolled around on the floor for a while after that.

MAN, its been said before on here about "Swimear" and I made the mistake to use that shiat in my ear when i perforated the drum. It was the most pain I've ever felt. It felt like someone was shoving a sharp. long, thin knife in my ear!:banghead:

Phill

09-20-2006, 08:05 PM

hurts like hell!!!

Dont ever try it!!!

Cliff

09-19-2009, 10:55 PM

i might be the newest member. my ear hurts like hel*

WaveDemon

09-19-2009, 11:12 PM

I guess I could learn how to turn on my SJ

this is a funny old thead. I'm back to not knowing how to turn my ski and not letting it get in the way.

Cliff

09-20-2009, 04:10 PM

confirmed, im the newest member

ChuckBiscuits

09-20-2009, 05:14 PM

I suggest that after you're healed up you get fitted for a custom earplug or at least buy some of the wax earplugs they sell at the drug store. Break the wax into a small piece and stick it into your ear canal and it will stay put. Some water will still probably get past it but it will protect from the concussion of a 3/4 roll.

I blew my eardrum out about 5 years ago and have since had 3 unsuccessful surgeries to fix it. They basically had to cut my ear 1/2 way off and try to graft tissue onto the perforation. Mine was an edge tear, which is the worst kind to get since there is nothing for them to graft on to to fix the hole. I now have a permanently broken ear drum and minor hearing loss. This means that I also get ear infections if I ride in murky water and constantly have a bunch of nasty ear wax in one ear.

P.S. - Don't ever ever ever put rubbing alcohol in your ear after you break it. You will end up laying on the floor screaming and wishing for death. I know this from personal experience.