About the Authors
- Hidekane Yoshimura
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Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
- Satoshi Iwasaki
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Affiliations Department of Hearing Implant Sciences, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, International University of Health and Welfare, Mita Hospital, Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan
- Shin-ya Nishio
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Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
- Kozo Kumakawa
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Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology, Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Toranomon Hospital, Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan
- Tetsuya Tono
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Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Miyazaki University School of Medicine, Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
- Yumiko Kobayashi
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Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
- Hiroaki Sato
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Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
- Kyoko Nagai
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Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
- Kotaro Ishikawa
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Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology, National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
- Tetsuo Ikezono
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Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Saitama, Japan
- Yasushi Naito
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Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Hyougo, Japan
- Kunihiro Fukushima
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Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Postgraduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Science, Okayama, Okayama, Japan
- Chie Oshikawa
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Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
- Takashi Kimitsuki
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Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kyushu Central Hospital, Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan
- Hiroshi Nakanishi
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Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
- Shin-ichi Usami
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* E-mail: usami@shinshu-u.ac.jp
Affiliation Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HY SI SN SU. Performed the experiments: HY SN. Analyzed the data: HY SN SU. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HY SI SN KK TT YK HS KN KI TI YN KF CO TK HN SU. Wrote the paper: HY SN SU.