Covered with tiny scales.
I searched this site’s message boards for the word “scaly” and found this fascinating entry:
Last week, I took a trip to the mountains, and felt alot of pressure in my right ear. I couldn’t “pop” it by yawning, or blowing my nose, and it bothered me (a little) the whole time I was up there. Once we came back down, the pressure feeling subsided and I forgot about it. Yesterday, my right ear felt itchy inside, and when I rubbed it, It felt like i had crinkly paper inside. About an hour ago, I was sitting here typing away, and I felt somthing fall OUT of my ear canal, and into that my outer ear. I tilted my head, and I was absolutely shocked when this HUGE chunk of crusty crap fell out onto my lap. It looks like the ENTIRE surface of my inner ear sloughed off. It is white and yellow, scaly and really big. I couldn’t believe it! I went to the first aid box, and found a q-tip, and went to the bathroom to see if there was anymore in there, but it seems like whatever it was came out in one complete chunk! It is still sitting here on my desk. It’s fascinating,and really kind of gross. I can’t tell any of my co-workers, because its the kind of thing that they would talk about behind my back. I’m going to put it into some sort of container and show it to my boyfriend when I get home. For some reason, I can’t wait!
