Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Germany's Excellence Strategy EXC 2177/1 "Hearing4all 2.0" Project ID 390895286)
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH)
Article History
Received: 5 February 2023
Accepted: 13 March 2023
First Online: 31 March 2023
Declarations
:
: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
: All patient data were acquired during routine measurements, and the analysis was performed in retrospective from patient files and intraoperatively recorded data. Informed written consent for anonymous use of data was obtained at the admission of patients. The data processing was done anonymous in accordance to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data, relevant guidelines and regulations and the internal regulations of the institution (Hannover Medical School). Ethical approval is not required for this study in accordance with national guidelines.