Ear problems after snowball fight

[MunkeyQ]

We've been having a shitload of snow over the past few days, which is rare for the UK. Last night I had an epic snowball fight, but near the end I got hit in the ear by a snowball.

It was ringing very loudly for a few hours, but I thought it would be fine when I woke up. But it's not - the ringing has gone, but I can't hear out of it properly...everything is muffled from that ear.

I've done a bit of googling and come to conclusion that since I can blow air out of it, it might be punctured.

Does it heal? And could it be anything else?

Thanks for any replies.

[azalie]

Probably just a bit of trauma. If there's suddenly intense pressure and blood in the next 2 days then it's blown otherwise wait a week and it'll sort itself out.

[MunkeyQ]

I should really stop making threads and forgetting about them.

Anyway, thanks for the reply and my ear is now as good as new. You were spot on.