Frequent fevers for several months with heel spurs and swelling of ankle. Now have swelling of right knee. Today, sudden loss of hearing and increased green phlegm from nostrils

Frequent fevers for several months with heel spurs and swelling of ankle. Now have swelling of right knee. Today, sudden loss of hearing and increased green phlegm from nostrils We cant diagnose this for you. We don't know your previous or ongoing medical history. How could you expect to have this diagnosed on line.

Get to a doctor and if you have no medical insurance, spend money on finding out what your medical problem is, no matter what your age, if you want to live a healthy ongoing lifestyle.

You are 87 years old, weigh 255 lbs, and run every day despite allergies?
As said, how would we know?
The best I can GUESS, assuming you are in a part of the world with little medical care, is that your head congestion is related to your ear loss, and neither are related to your edema or inflammation.

See a doctor, unless your health means nothing to you.