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Original Article

Improvement of sound source localization abilities in patients bilaterally supplied with active middle ear implants

Viktor KociDepartment for Hearing, Speech and Voice Disorders, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria;
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Josef SeebacherDepartment for Hearing, Speech and Voice Disorders, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria; Correspondence[email protected]
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Viktor WeichboldDepartment for Hearing, Speech and Voice Disorders, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria;
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Patrick ZorowkaDepartment for Hearing, Speech and Voice Disorders, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria;
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Astrid Wolf-MageleDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Clinic St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
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Georg SprinzlDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Clinic St. Pölten, St. Pölten, Austria
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Kurt StephanDepartment for Hearing, Speech and Voice Disorders, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria;
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Pages 692-698 | Received 30 Nov 2015, Accepted 12 Feb 2016, Published online: 24 Mar 2016

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