Methods
Data were gathered via a voluntary online international observational
registry for hearing implants initiated by [removed for blind peer
review]. Data were collected in accordance with the Declaration of
Helsinki. Ethics approval was obtained from the Health Research Ethics
Committee [removed for blind peer review]. Each subject provided
their written informed consent for their data to be included in the
registry. The reporting here complies with the RECORD statement
(Benchimol et al., 2015).