Why do aging males tend to develop hairy ears while aging females don't?

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   bethperryposted 10 years ago

   Why do aging males tend to develop hairy ears while aging females don't?
   
   My granddaddy and father-in-law both developed rather hairy ears as they aged, and I have heard other people say this is common in elderly men. But I've not really seen it in aging women. What causes this kind of hair growth in males?
   
   

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   swilliamsposted 10 years ago

   Oh my... Did you take this picture Beth? How did you manage to get so close? Did he notice that you were taking a picture of his hairy eardrum? Or did you sneak up on him?

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      bethperryposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      A friend forwarded it to me; I believe it is either his granddad or uncle. Not sure which!

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   The Examiner-1posted 10 years ago

   Probably for the same reason that males grow beards, mustaches, etc. - and women do not.

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      bethperryposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      As Nature is often not so easily understood, you are probably right!

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      The Examiner-1posted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you Beth.

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   parrsterposted 10 years ago

   Only happens to men who get nagged a lot. Perpetual nagging triggers a male latent ear hair gene designed to muffle the threatening noise
   

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      bethperryposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      parrster! shame, shame

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   IDONOposted 10 years ago

   Since it is a known fact that women talk about 3 times more than men, I think God gave men ear hair to filter out all the jibberish after many years of marriage. I know some men that actually braid it because their wives discovered cell phones.

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      bethperryposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      IDONO, shame, shame! lol

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      IDONOposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Couldn't help myself. Sorry.

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   Anti-Valentineposted 10 years ago

   Reminds me of a quote: "Baldness is God's way of reminding you that you're human. He takes the hair from your head and sticks it in your ears."
   
   So if they are thinning on top, that explains it.

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      bethperryposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      That's cute!

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   Dave36posted 10 years ago

   They studied this & found it was actually evolution in action, & men we're evolving natural ear plugs to lesson their wife's moaning etc....I bet your Grand dad & Father in law both couldn't get a word in, & so the ear growth took over as a defense mechanism!lol

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      bethperryposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Maybe my FIL sometimes, but my Grandad had no problem there at all. Grandmother was a very soft-spoken and rather quiet lady.

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