Joshi, Nikhil
Noor, Kawsar
Bai, Xi
Forbes, Marina
Ross, Talisa
Barrett, Liam
Dobson, Richard J. B.
Schilder, Anne G. M.
Mehta, Nishchay
Lilaonitkul, Watjana
Funding for this research was provided by:
British Society of Otology (Small Grant)
Article History
Received: 4 July 2024
Accepted: 29 August 2025
First Online: 29 September 2025
Declarations
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: As per national regulations by the Health Research Authority (HRA), this study did not need NHS Research Ethics Committee approval. The HRA Decision Tool was used to aid this decision. Individual patient consent to participate was deemed unnecessary according to the same national regulations. The study was approved locally by the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospital Audit Lead and registered on the divisional audit programme 2021-22. Confidential data was kept within the hospital network. The study was conducted in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: Richard J.B. Dobson is a director of CogStack Ltd and Onsentia Ltd.