∗Division of Audiology, Department for Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany

†Department for Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany

‡German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Tobias Rader, P.D. Dr., Abteilung Audiologie, Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, LMU Klinikum, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 Munich, Germany; E-mail: [email protected]

Jennifer L. Spiegel and Tobias Rader contributed equally to the study.

Disclosure of funding received for this work: National Institutes of Health, Welcome Trust, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and other(s).

Conflicts of interest and source of funding: J.L.S. and T.R. received travel expenses to conferences from MED-EL GmbH, Innsbruck, Austria, and Cochlear Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG. The authors are solely responsible for the content and writing of the article.