On June 14, 2010, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued final regulations to modify its definitions of family member and immediate relative, and add related definitions (75 FR 33491), in response to Section 1 of the President's June 17, 2009, Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies on Federal Benefits and ...
A fracture to the base of the skull can also cause bleeding from the ears. Usually there is a CSF leak out of the ear (otorrhea) and nose (rhinorrhea). Blood will only be evident if there is also a rupture of a blood vessel with the blood mixing with CSF and exiting out of the ears.
Illnesses such as heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes put ears at risk by interfering with the ears' blood supply. Otosclerosis is a bone disease of the middle ear, and MÃ©niÃ¨re's disease affects the inner ear. Both can cause hearing loss.