Monzani, Daniele https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8971-3597
Nocini, Riccardo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5086-4390
Rosini, Maria
Sacchetto, Luca
Liberale, Carlotta
Gherpelli, Chiara
Apa, Enrico https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0688-5770
Palma, Silvia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5521-4343
Article History
Received: 1 June 2025
Accepted: 14 August 2025
First Online: 11 October 2025
Declarations
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: Internal departmental funding of the Otorhinolaryngology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria of Modena, was used to support this study without commercial sponsorship. This research received no other specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. The authors have no personal, financial, and institutional interest in any of the materials and devices described in this article.
: The study was approved by Area Vasta Emilia Nord Ethics Committee of Modena, Italy, on 3rd May 2007 (Protocol n°1239). All procedures performed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments. Written informed consent was obtained from each participant for study participation and data publication.