Question 1

what is the definition or description of: large ears?

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Large ears: Abnormally large ears might be seen in some conditions such as:  Fragile X syndrome, Pontocerebellar Hypoplasia 7, Borjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome, Langer-Giedion syndrome, 
Melnick-Needles syndrome, Pallister-Killian syndrome or Weaver syndrome.

Question 2

are there any conditions the cause people to have extremely large ears?

Accepted Answer

Yes: There are a few genetic conditions that do, as well as fragile x syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, etc. Truthfully, there's probably just people in the family who have large ears. You can discuss this with your doc or pediatrician, as most worrisome causes of large ears will have other dysmorphic features that can be looked for, and give you a better cause for the large ears.

Question 3

do people with large ears tend to live longer than people with small ears?

Accepted Answer

I don't know: Truthfully i don't think anybody has ever done such a study. I guess one could argue someone with larger ears can hear danger coming, but these days i don't think it's that important. If there's a specific issue you're concerned about, ask your doctor about it.

Question 4

anyone ever notice that some old people have very large ears?

Accepted Answer

Large ears with age: The ear reaches adult size and stops growing around age 6. As we age, the effects of gravity and changes in our skin gives us larger and droopier ears and noses as well as sagging faces and necks...

Question 5

my best friend has got rather large ears and has lately grown taller. will his ears get bigger too?

Accepted Answer

Probably: Ears, like all other body parts, tend to grow as the person grows.  Could you imagine what it might look like if a person grew large, but the ears, nose, hands, or any other body parts remained baby size?

Question 6

what causes freakishly small hands and large ears?

Accepted Answer

Variety of things: There are at least 3 dozen named syndromes that have relatively small hands. Ear size is a bit relative & the addition of generous or prominent ears makess me think of robinow , aarskog, kabuki or prader willi syndrome. There is no way to tell without a full evaluation.

Question 7

what disease causes freakishly small hands and freakishly large ears?

Accepted Answer

Many things: There are many conditions that have relatively small hands. If the ears are really large and the hands are really small, I suggest a geneticist for evaluation. They should be able to determine if it is part of a syndrome.

Question 8

why do old people all have long, big ears?

Accepted Answer

Ears keep growing: German studies demonstrated after the very rapid growth that occurs until about age 10 there is fairly linear growth of the external ear throughout life. In all parameters studied, female ears showed less increase  in post adult growth than male ears.

Question 9

why do a lot of old folks have big & long ears?

Accepted Answer

Genetics: You can thank those folks past family members for their genetic traits.

Question 10

do people with big ears live longer?

Accepted Answer

Larger ear size does: Not equate to longer life.

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