In /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic.conf and /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-mic.conf,
Under [Element Internal Mic Boost] set volume to zero.
Under [Element Int Mic Boost] set volume to zero.
Under [Element Mic Boost] set volume to zero
Find your source name from the following command; mine is alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo
pacmd list-sources | grep 'name:.*input'
Edit /etc/pulse/default.pa and add the following lines, where INPUT_NAME is name of the input source from above step:
set-default-source record_mono```
Then restart PulseAudio:
`pulseaudio -k`
`pulseaudio --start`