About the Authors

Annick Gilles

annick.gilles@uza.be

Affiliations University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium, Faculty of Medicine, Campus Drie Eiken, Antwerp University, Wilrijk, Belgium, Tinnitus Research Initiative Centre (TRI), Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium

Guido Van Hal

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Medical Sociology and Health Policy, Antwerp University, Wilrijk, Belgium

Dirk De Ridder

Affiliation Department of Surgical Sciences, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, New Zealand

Kristien Wouters

Affiliation Department Medical Management, Statistical Analysis, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium

Paul Van de Heyning

Affiliations University Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium, Faculty of Medicine, Campus Drie Eiken, Antwerp University, Wilrijk, Belgium, Tinnitus Research Initiative Centre (TRI), Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: AG PVDH GVH DDR KW. Performed the experiments: AG. Analyzed the data: AG KW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: AG KW. Wrote the paper: AG.