Some scientists suggest ear growth may be due to the skin losing elasticity over time, making the tissue of the ears sag and stretch. And earlobes heavy with earrings may gradually droop under their weight. This video, from a 1998 BBC documentary The Human Body: As Time Goes By, illustrates how ears change over time.

Can your earlobes become attached?

Attached earlobes are not rare but are also not commonly found. Earlobes of such type are small in size and are attached directly to the side of the head. ... The recessive allele is expressed to form an attached earlobe.

Can your earlobes become attached as you age?

Earlobes change with age—like anything else, they can become droopy, they can “deflate,” and they can even develop folds and seem “collapsed.” Fortunately, earlobes can often be rejuvenated with volume.