1Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
2Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
3Department of Head and Skin, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
4These authors contributed equally to this work.
Received February 28, 2022; accepted August 21, 2022; published online ahead of print October 28, 2022.
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The authors want to thank all parents and children who participated in this study. Special thanks go to the team of the ENT department of the Ghent University Hospital for obtaining audiological test results.
S.M. collected data, performed data analyses, drafted the initial manuscript, and revised the manuscript; L.M. conceptualized, designed and supervised the study, collected data, contributed to interpretation of data analyses, and critically reviewed and revised the manuscript; C.D., S.V.A., M.S., E.D.L., H.V.H., R.V.H., and L.R. collected data, and critically reviewed and revised the manuscript; I.D. conceptualized, designed and supervised the study, collected data, and critically reviewed and revised the manuscript.
All authors approved the final submitted version of the manuscript and are responsible for every aspect of this work.
The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Address for correspondence: Sarie Martens, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Corneel Heymanslaan 10 (2P1), B – 9000, Ghent, Belgium. E-mail: [email protected]
