I train in mma and three weeks ago I took a hit into the jaw while boxing, I didnt lose conciousness but I got wrobbly....Later that night I started getting a little dizzy like a wavy feeling....a week later I went to the dr and he did a catscan on me, it came out negative...two days later my nose has been terrible stuffed up, he then put my on antibiotic for sinus infection...it helped....a few days later I started getting some ear pain and clogged feeling while still being dizzy.....So yesterday I went to ent..he told me I have a ear concussion and it will go away on its own...I didnt lose any hearing though even though my ears feel stuffed.....I m kinda mad he seemed rushed and didnt explain enough....im still having bad stuffed up ear pain and a slight headache today.....has anyone had this happen to them or something similar....starting to get depressed I got out of the military recently and paid thousands of dollars in med bills... thanks

Have patience friend. Boxing injuries can be very damaging indeed. It is most probably quite obvious to the Doctor as to why you feel as you do, hence his speedy diagnosis. Have you thought about the next time you box? You may cause further injury to your ear, and it maybe even more damaging.

I have a fight in november so Im just grapping no sparring now.....I was wondering if its my allergies acting as this though...I have bad allergies to pollen and dust mites....I just never heard of a ear concussion

Although I am not and never have been a fighter in the physical sense, I am aware of fighters seeking out the weak points in their opponents. I do hope your problem is not known by others since the jaw/ear section will be their target during a bout. Please take care to protect that area.

I don't think anyone who continues to compete in combative sports belong asking for help on this forum, especially those sports where the goal is to give the opponent a concussion.

Most of us acquired our brain injury by accident.

Some by choice but then chose to discontinue the risky behavior.

Those who chose the risky behavior and choose to continue the risky behavior after becoming head injured should stay away.

Your complaints are hypocritical.

btw, just because you did not lose consciousness does not negate that you have suffered a head injury. Loss of consciousness is a very poor predictor of intensity of brain damage or long term consequences.

moochp,

To be honest with you, the doc probably didn't have a whole lot of respect for what you are doing. It's very similar to someone who sees an oncologist for lung cancer but still smokes 3 packs a day. So, that is probably why he treated you the way he did, and don't be surprised when other docs treat you the same way the next time you go into see one for an injury sustained from MMA. You should really ask yourself if it is worth the risk? You should research on the net what "dementia puglistica" is. Hopefully after reading about it, some sense will be "knocked' into you.

However, since you have asked a question, it warrants an answer. An ear concussion, as I understand it, means that you have knocked around your vestibular system, which is responsible for balance and telling us where we are in space. Your inner ear contains a chamber that is filled with fluid and has thousands of receptors covering the surface of the inner wall. You also have tiny little fragments of calcium pebbles that float in the fluid. So, when you move, bend over, twist, etc. these pebbles bounce against the wall and send a message to your brain what is happening with your movement. When you hit your head on the side area (temples), you can sometimes disturb this system and it can take quit a while for it to reconfigure. In extreme cases, it never does recover and then you are S.O.L. Just remember, injuries can be cumulative, so you may wind up damaging it further if you get another blow to that area.

Mooch,

You might want to go to a hearing and balance clinic. There are techniques for getting the calcium pieces back where they belong and where they don't cause trouble. Do you have tinnitus (ringing in the ears)? This would be another symptoms of this calcium inner ear problem.

Some hearing and balance clinics will do low cost 'first assessments' prior to suggesting a plan of treatment.

mooch - I am assuming that boxing is very important in your life, possibly for financial reasons, or perhaps just because you excel in it - things like that are not so easy to give up. I have no idea as to what MMA, the area in which you say you train, is. Is it martial arts? I think the above advice from Mark re going to a hearing and balance clinic sounds very promising. I do know what dementia pugilistica, as noted by mhr above, is. I am probably getting dementia of some kind, myself, judging from my problems with memory and spaciality. This is not good and is kind of a journey toward the nursing facility. Just wanted you to know that I can appreciate that it can be quite difficult to give up something that is important in your life, for whatever reason. However, it actually sounds as though you might want to consider this, at least for the time being, until your symptoms can be identified, treated if possible, and subside entirely. Thanks for Serving Your Country! billie