Thesis

The research in this thesis was performed at the department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery of the Amsterdam University Medical Center, location VUmc. Publication of this thesis was supported by Oticon Medical, DOS Medical and Schoonenberg HoorSupport Cover design: Marja Bergsma Layout: Douwe Oppewal Printing: Ipskamp Printing ISBN: 978-94-6473-864-3 Copyright © by Jeroen Kraak, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, The Netherlands 2025. No parts of this thesis may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT

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