Skin is the soft outer tissue covering vertebrates. Other animal coverings, such as the arthropod exoskeleton have different developmental origin, structure and chemical composition. The adjective cutaneous means of the skin (from Latin cutis, skin).
Sorry to hear about your problem. The numbness in the ear can be due to variety of reasons. Some of them are. Diabetes. Peripheral neuropathy. Sensory nerve trauma. Ear infection. Cold. Cerebro vascular accident. Ear injury etc. As there is no history of trauma, so ear injury and sensory nerve trauma can be ruled out. Diabetes can be detected by undergoing a blood glucose test. This numbness can be caused by a preceding throat infection which can result in ear infection leading to numbness.
Labyrinthitis: Caused by inflammation or an infection in the inner ear, you may lose your balance or feel dizzy with labyrinthitis. MÃ©niÃ¨reâs disease: A disorder of the inner ear, with MÃ©niÃ¨reâs disease, you may experience vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss and fullness in the ear. Generally, it affects one ear and occurs from a fluid buildup in the ear.