The article is written by my team mate at Roger Gracie Academy Oslo, Safwan Rashid

Not a lot of English going on after the abstract there. Not good for me unfortunately. But, I've always had good luck draining the darn things. By the way, I am a medical professional so I would not recommend draining them without proper training and knowledge. You could also remember to just tap if it's a Tuesday night at the gym and somebody is squeezing your head. No sense suffering a medical issue over pride.

Could we get a non-Facebook link? Or a copy-paste? Super interesting topic.

Also I hope you've all seen the Russian teenagers deliberately damaging each others ears :)

I'm not prone to it and have very little cauli ear.

Have been draining my cauli ear for about 2 weeks and the quarantine has finally forced me to let it heal. Had good luck with it this time. Also I used swimmers nose clamps to compress after drain.

I got fed up draining mine..and just let them cauliflower up.. I accept that my modeling days are over. I had minor cauliflower ear from rugby in my younger years, but the jiu jitsu took them up to a whole new level. I dont feel one needs specialist medical training tbough to drain them.

It's certainly true that it is a very simple procedure. However, I've seen many videos of people demonstrating it in a fashion that's less than entirely safe. Simple things like the coach / proceduralist not washing their hands, wearing gloves or cleansing the ear with a little swab of alcohol even. It's not likely that draining the ear would lead to a significant medical complication however it's certainly possible and people should take all precautions for any procedure. Giving someone a staph infection in the ear is anything but helpful. But, if it's your ear, knock yourself out. I'd still wash my hands though.