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Research Article

Voluntary increase of acoustic middle ear impedances with simultaneous sound attenuation associated with mild hyperacusis (VIMH)

Martin KompisDepartment of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Anja HohlInstitute of Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland;
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Eberhard SeifertDepartment of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland;
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Daniela BlaserDepartment of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland;
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Wilhelm WimmerARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Marco CaversaccioDepartment of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland; ;ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Pages 373-378 | Received 04 Oct 2018, Accepted 09 Dec 2018, Published online: 26 Feb 2019

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