1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
2School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
3These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Support for this study was provided by research grants from MED-EL Corporation and Siemens Corporate Research.
N.T.J. and M.G. designed the study, collected and analyzed data, and wrote the article; J.M. and P.J. analyzed the data; C.J.L. designed the study, provided critical revision, and oversaw the study.
C.J.L. serves as a member of the Medical Advisory Board and receives research funding and support from Advanced Bionics Corporation, Oticon Medical, and MED-EL Corporation. He has served as Scientific Chair of the Music Advisory Board for MED-EL Corporation. He also serves as Chief Medical Officer and consultant for Spiral Therapeutics. M.G. receives research and salary support from MED-EL Corporation.
Address for correspondence: Nicole T. Jiam, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, 505 Parnassus Ave, 14th Floor - Room M1489, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
