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'I could never hear on my left side - until I got a prosthetic ear'

'I could never hear on my left side - until I got a prosthetic ear'
BBC Health Tuesday 13 October 2026, 23:00 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

Stephen Gilbert, 74, was born with unilateral microtia, a rare condition in which the external ear is underdeveloped or missing on one side.

Stephen Gilbert, 74, was born with unilateral microtia, a rare condition in which the external ear is underdeveloped or missing on one side.
Stephen Gilbert (PERSON)
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