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.
The most likely cause of the bleeding is from the skin of the outer ear canal after you have been drying your ears a little too vigorously. In the absence of infection, and with you feeling perfectly well and retaining normal hearing, I am sure that you are wise to accept the advice of your GP and carry on as you are.