About the Authors
- Elisabeth Wallhäusser-Franke
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* E-mail: elisabeth.wallhaeusser@medma.uni-heidelberg.de
Affiliation Department of Phoniatrics and Audiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- Joachim Brade
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Affiliation Department of Medical Statistics and Biomathematics, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- Tobias Balkenhol
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Affiliation Department of Phoniatrics and Audiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- Roberto D'Amelio
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Affiliations Department of Phoniatrics and Audiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany, Department of Internal Medicine IV and Neurocenter, University Clinic, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany
- Andrea Seegmüller
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Affiliation Department of Phoniatrics and Audiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
- Wolfgang Delb
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Affiliation Department of Phoniatrics and Audiology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
Competing Interests
This work was partly supported by auric Hörsysteme and Schaaf und Maier Hörgeräte. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EWF WD RD TB. Performed the experiments: EWF. Analyzed the data: EWF JB WD. Wrote the paper: EWF WD. Organized the study: EWF AS.