It certainly is true (I saw that on TV last night too) - My surrogate Grandpa Fred is 80 and his ears are the biggest I've ever seen... on a human! Don't know if it only affects men though.
You see this in the US only within the homosexual community. With the new fad being short hair in the gay community it leaves very little to hang onto while indulging in oral sex, one's ears now become the replacement for what use to be one's hair.
I didn't see the TV programme to which country_boy refers but I agree with his last comment. I'm sorry to disappoint smudge but I'm pretty sure this tendency also occurs in women. Further, I'm not convinced it's universal in men.
Well Toffee, I still have small ears & no hairs poking out of my nostrils - so I'm very glad to be a female! I've not noticed any of my female friends with bigger ears or nose hair as they've got older either! Sorry boys!
Apparantly our ears grow because of the way we lie when we sleep, effectively flattening them over the years...ive yet to see someone though with one ear bigger than the other!!