On second thought...maybe that will just make you tough.

I have always seen people try to drain (and drain, and drain)the ear and then apply a cast of some sort (hard bubble gum consistency)...but I haven't ever seen that yield good results. It seems like all of that shrink swell creates a wrinkle effect...not the coolest looking cauliflower ear...that's another topic, "What is the coolest looking cauliflower ear?" I have always been an advocate of leaving it alone and wearing headgear but that might be bad advice. It seems to go down (at least to some extent) and not get the wrinkle effect...which is a bonus in my book. The wrinkle effect may be due to draining more than once before putting the cast on. Either way your ear now identifies you as a wrestler...which is a bigger bonus! Wear it proud.