In /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic.conf and /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-mic.conf,
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:
load-module module-remap-source source_name=record_mono master=INPUT_NAME master_channel_map=front-left channel_map=mono
set-default-source record_mono
pulseaudio -k
pulseaudio --start