About the Authors
- Hugh J. McDermott
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* E-mail: hmcdermott@bionicear.org
Affiliation The Bionic Ear Institute and The Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Competing Interests
The author is an employee of The Bionic Ear Institute and has an honorary appointment in the Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Bionic Ear Institute (BEI)(www.bionicear.org) is an independent, non-profit, research organisation. The author is the originator of Phonak' SoundRecover scheme, as disclosed in Australian Patent Application number 2002300314 ("Apparatus And Method For Frequency Transposition In Hearing Aids"). There are no other patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the author's adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HJM. Performed the experiments: HJM. Analyzed the data: HJM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HJM. Wrote the paper: HJM.