Problem: Article: Immediately after an injury to your ear that causes swelling, stop your activity and apply ice (or something cold) in order to reduce the inflammation and numb the pain. The ice will reduce the flow of blood into the space between the skin and cartilage of your upper ear. Apply the cold therapy for about 10 minutes at a time, every hour or so, for about three to four hours from the time of the injury. Wrap the ice cubes, crushed ice or frozen gel pack in a thin cloth before applying it to your ear in order to prevent frostbite or skin irritation. As an alternative, use a small bag of frozen vegetables or fruit to combat the swelling of your ear. In addition to applying ice to your swollen ear, wrap a Tensor or Ace bandage around your head so you feel pressure against your ear.The combination of cold therapy and compression is the most effective way to combat swelling of virtually all musculoskeletal injuries. Pressure can stop the internal bleeding faster, thereby reducing the severity of the cauliflower deformity. You can also use a long strip of gauze or an elastic exercise band to compress the ice against your ear. Consider wedge packing some gauze in front of and behind your ear before wrapping it with a stretchy bandage to increase the pressure on it. Do not wrap the gauze so tightly that it causes a headache or dizziness or cuts off circulation, as blood flow is necessary to carry away excess fluid. You should also avoid wrapping it in a way that causes the gauze to block your vision or reduce hearing in your uninjured ear. Remove the bandage once every hour to let your ear rest. Another method of reducing swelling and the pain of a cauliflower ear is to take over-the-counter anti-inflammatories, such as ibuprofen (Advil), aspirin or naproxen (Aleve). Take them as soon as possible after your injury for best results. Combine them with cold therapy and compression also. Painkillers, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol) are obviously helpful for pain, but they don't reduce swelling at all. Aspirin and ibuprofen can increase and worsen internal bleeding, so ask your doctor if anti-inflammatories are appropriate for your case. Don't take anti-inflammatories for longer than two weeks in order to reduce side effects, such as stomach and kidney irritation. For cauliflower ear, a couple of days of medication is probably sufficient.
Summary: Apply ice. Use a head wrap to compress your injured ear. Take anti-inflammatories.

Problem: Article: Come up with a temporary title to serve as a placeholder while you're working on your fanfiction. Don't overthink it: anything will do as a working title, as you will be changing it when or before you complete the story. Working titles can round out the presentation of your story while you deal with the writing process, giving you something to look at other than a nagging blank at the top of the page. It can be helpful to choose a working title that deals with some central idea, character, event or motif in your fanfiction. These are some of the factors you'll be considering when finalizing your title, so having a fundamental concept of what label describes your story can prevent you from having to concoct one out of the blue later on. Improvising a working title has the beneficial creative effect of forcing the writer to distill what is important about the story to them into a single word or phrase. Your reader will likely also be a fan of the work your fanfiction is based on, so strive to present to them something fresh while staying in the vein of your source material. Fanfiction will be somewhat exclusive to certain readers by nature, but keep your work accessible by selecting a title that will interest even non-fans. Titillate fans of the material you're calling on with specific references. Using the names of well-known characters or other details from the source material as part of your title (e.g. "Murphy's Bargain" or "Journey to Kyrandia") will excite fans while also giving them a sense of what to expect from your story. Your fanfiction is about something. It is set somewhere. It features certain characters. Any of these can be a jumping-off point for finding just the right title. Your story has something to say, so your title should say something about your story. Use the inventory of details you've drawn on to craft your fanfiction to single out one idea or set of ideas that is arresting enough to carry the weight of your story. Since fanfiction takes creative license with other, established works, highlight the originality of your story by using one of your own fictional inventions as part of your title. Though you can get away with it when naming a novel or short story, don't get too abstract with the title of your fanfiction. Your title should be explicit enough to inform the reader of the type of fanfiction it is but also offer some concrete new image. Don't bore your reader or leave them guessing with a vaguely-written title. The name of your fanfiction, like your writing, should be full of dynamic, active language that evokes a response in the reader and moves them to read your work. A title like "Man the Cannons" is more effective than one like "The Great Sea Battle" because it is indicative of action. Remember to keep your title consistent with the type of fanfiction you're writing. For instance, a story about Dr. Who might simply be titled "Dr. Who: A Case of Star Sickness," while a fanfiction about Indiana Jones would want to retain the formatting of the titles of the source material; "Indiana Jones and the Emerald of Skull Island." Unless you have a certain idea that you're resolved to use as your title, play around with multiple titles. Titles are like dates: it's unlikely you'll find "the one" until you've been through a few that didn't work out. Experiment with different styles and modes of presentation for your title, and get creative. Once you have a short list of potential winners, you can pare them down from there. Ernest Hemingway came up with two defunct titles, "The World's Room" and "They Who Get Shot" before settling on "A Farewell to Arms." Had he not, the book's final title might have been some reworking of the original and been far less memorable. This is the cardinal rule of writing fiction. Since the title is what sells your story, you want to ensure that the name you've given it isn't derivative or a rehash of something else. The most memorable titles are the ones that don't follow formulas. Be bold when naming your fanfiction and try to give it a unique spin that makes readers take notice. Avoid cliches. Many titles take a safe but uninteresting template approach (e.g. "The Legend of...") and get lost in the sea of nearly identical titles. Your title should be something catchy and repeatable that doesn't sound too much like something your reader has heard time and time again. Resist the urge to turn your title into a pun. It can be tempting, but it's never as clever as you think it is. At best, a pun title draws the reader's attention to it and away from the meaning of the story; at worst, it can be instantly offputting.
Summary:
Pick a working title. Think of your audience. Pull from your story. Use active language. Try out different titles. Be original.