About the Authors

Matthew E. Smith

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Cambridge Ear Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Yemisi Takwoingi

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Jon Deeks

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Cuneyt Alper

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Manohar L. Bance

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Cambridge Ear Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Mahmood F. Bhutta

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, United Kingdom

Neil Donnelly

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Cambridge Ear Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Dennis Poe

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

James R. Tysome

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

jrt20@cam.ac.uk

Affiliation Cambridge Ear Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.