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Plontke: Audio Cure Pharma GmbH, Berlin (consultancy); Oticon Medical, Denmark; Cochlear Ltd., Australia; Federal Ministry of Research and Education (Research Projects); BV-HNOe.V.; MerckSerono; Infectopharm; Dr.Willmar Schwabe GmbH& Co. KG, Deutschland (honrary for lectures and travel support for lectures). T.\u00a0Rahne: Oticon Medical,Denmark; Cochlear Ltd., Australia (Research Projects). S.K.\u00a0Plontke, G.\u00a0G\u00f6tze, C.\u00a0Wenzel, T.\u00a0Rahne, and R.Mlynski: MED-EL, Austria, and MED-EL Germany (Research Projects); MED-EL Austria and MED-EL Germany (travel support for lectures).","order":2,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Conflict of interest"}},{"value":"All hearing rehabilitation procedures occured as routine treatment, after individual informed consent, and according to current ethical guidelines. 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