When EastEnders returned from its three month, Covid-imposed break, the storyline about Ben Mitchell's hearing loss was abruptly brought to an end. He simply switched on a cochlear implant.

What's the black thing on Ben Mitchell's head?

EastEnders fans think they have spotted Ben Mitchell's new cochlear implant in the new set pictures. The gangster was left with almost total hearing loss after suffering a head trauma in the boat disaster back in February.

Is Max Bowden really deaf?

Ben Mitchell's character in EastEnders, played by Max Bowden, had been partially deaf in one ear since childhood, but a dramatic boat crash led to further hearing loss. ... Throughout the episode, hearing viewers experienced limited audio levels, on-screen subtitles and fractured sentences.