About the Authors

Lisa M. Morris

Affiliation Oregon Hearing Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Jacqueline M. DeGagne

Affiliation Oregon Hearing Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

J. Beth Kempton

Affiliation Oregon Hearing Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Frances Hausman

Affiliation Oregon Hearing Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Dennis R. Trune

truned@ohsu.edu

Affiliation Oregon Hearing Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LM JD JBK FH DT. Performed the experiments: LM JD JBK FH DT. Analyzed the data: LM JD JBK FH DT. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LM JD JBK FH DT. Wrote the paper: LM JD JBK FH DT.