About the Authors

Nora M. Weiss

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

nora-magdalena.weiss@med.uni-rostock.de

Affiliation Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery,”Otto Koerner”Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany

Anandhan Dhanasingh

Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation MED-EL, Innsbruck, Austria

Sebastian P. Schraven

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery,”Otto Koerner”Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany

Marko Schulze

Roles Resources

Affiliation Rostock University Medical Center, Institute of Anatomy Gertrudenstraße, Rostock, Germany

Soenke Langner

Roles Investigation, Visualization

Affiliation Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Pediatric and Neuroradiology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany

Robert Mlynski

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery,”Otto Koerner”Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and declare the following competing interest. AD is a paid employee of MED-EL GmbH. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.