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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: FuzzyUK on 18/11/2009 10:15:01

Title: Why do men grow hairs inside their ears when they get older?
Post by: FuzzyUK on 18/11/2009 10:15:01

Why do men grow abundant numbers of hairs inside their ears when they get older. It's bad enough going deaf for other reasons, let alone having one's ears clogged up.

Title: Why do men grow hairs inside their ears when they get older?
Post by: Don_1 on 18/11/2009 11:36:47

In case of 'comb over' failure.
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Title: Why do men grow hairs inside their ears when they get older?
Post by: graham.d on 18/11/2009 15:51:01

I reckon that you don't grow less hair as you get older, it just redistributes to places other than the top of your head.

Title: Why do men grow hairs inside their ears when they get older?
Post by: FuzzyUK on 18/11/2009 17:53:23

Quote from: graham.d on 18/11/2009 15:51:01

I reckon that you don't grow less hair as you get older, it just redistributes to places other than the top of your head.

Perhaps it's an evolutionary trait of nature to help stop one hearing the partner or wife nagging? I presume women don't develop hairy ear canals?