 [ Symptoms ] my husband ears are turning purple when he laids down what can cause this  my husband had a stroke in 2007 lung surgery in 2010 to remove fluid in 2011 he had a defiblalator put in he had several congested heart faluire after his stroke in 2007 but just all of a sudden this week his ears started turning purple when he would lay down he also has hepatitis c thank you dorothy h [ Disease ] most helpful answer pregnant