Boy born with no ears gets sunglasses wish

A boy who was born without ears has been granted his wish of wearing sunglasses for the first time. Kieran Sorkin, 9, from Hertfordshire, was told at a hospital appointment on Thursday that his new ears had healed sufficiently to support his shades. Kieran was born with bilateral microtia, which means he just had small lobes where his ears should have been. He had an operation last summer to creat

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“"We know we all made the right decision with Kieran to go ahead with surgery. It's already made such a huge difference to his self-esteem and confidence."Kieran was born deaf as a result of the condition but can already hear, thanks to previous surgery to implant a hearing aid.”