Dustin Rhodes said he has a busted eardrum in a video posted today to social media.
“Hey guys, rough night. Got five stitches in the head. Pretty sore. The main thing is that I have a busted eardrum. Cannot hear out of it at all. But guess what? I’m in good spirits and I’m not going anywhere,” he said.
A little update!! #ImNotGoingAnywhere @AEW pic.twitter.com/rMqhVNab5D
— Dustin Rhodes (@dustinrhodes) March 26, 2022
During Dustin’s match against Lance Archer, which was taped Wednesday and aired Friday on Rampage, Dustin was bleeding from his ear.
In most cases, hearing loss from a ruptured eardrum is temporary and hearing returns once the eardrum heals, which is typically within a couple of months, according to WebMD.

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