Nope

Saw this on the front page.

Can't allow this kind of crap to confuse and misinform, so here's the reality of the post.
Original post: http://imgur.com/gallery/OtH0R7M

MRW

First, any paper in the ear would act as an earplug, it wouldn't render a person "completely" deaf.

Ear anatomy

Here's the basics of the anatomy of a human ear. The outer ear and canal (6: external acoustic meatus) runs all the way to the eardrum (tympanic membrane). Anything in the canal would be easily seen with an otoscope by even an untrained eye. The eardrum separates the middle ear from the outer. When you "pop" your ears, you apply pressure to the auditory tube (2), which opens the auditory tube allowing the air within to equalize to the external environment after you stop applying pressure. There is never airflow through a healthy eardrum.

Otoscope

You might remember this from any time you go in for a check-up.

But what if his eardrum was broken/he had tubes?

(Healthy eardrum above)
Many asked this question. Again, the paper would have been spotted by even an untrained eye. So, even if he did have a hole to apply a considerable amount of pressure out his ear, this would have been addressed by a doctor.

This is what the eardrum looks like under various circumstances.

There's no place for paper to hide, especially enough to render a person "completely" deaf (this is impossible). The paper, organic in nature, would have decomposed and would likely have lead to an ear infection, again, being dealt with by a doctor.

Another image of how tubes work

for funsies.

So...there's that.