Shishido, Tomoyuki https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8944-2088
Shimmura, Hajime
Kurihara, Sho
Ono, Yasuhiro
Kumazawa, Itsuo
Okano, Hirotaka James
Suzuki, Kenji
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JPMJSP2106)
Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JPMJSP2180)
Article History
Received: 11 March 2025
Accepted: 21 June 2026
First Online: 17 July 2026
Declarations
Conflict of interest: T.S. is a chief technology officer at SeemeData Labs, Inc. and chief Japanese patent attorney at Shishido&Associates.
Ethics approval: Original audiograms were collected from patients who visited the Jikei University School of Medicine Hospital and agreed to the clinical studies, which were approved by the Jikei University School of Medicine Ethics Committee, Research No. 36-264 (12376).
Consent to participate and publish: The requirement for informed consent to participate and publish was waived by the Ethics Committee of The Jikei University School of Medicine due to the retrospective and anonymous nature of the study. Instead, an opt-out choice was provided on our institutional website and on notice boards within the hospital.