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Microtia

Microtia

Microtia literally means 'small ear'. It's a condition which affects the outer ear (that's the bit you can see) and the ability to hear.

Patients may have one or both ears affected. Microtia affects about one in 7,000 people in the UK.

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Microtia - Our expert FAQ

In our microtia expert FAQ, Ryan, 15, asks whether he should be worried about going deaf later in life.


Your microtia real stories

Charlotte shares her microtia real story in a video diary she made while being treated  at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).


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