Erratum to: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 264:499–504 DOI 10.1007/s00405-007-0279-z

Owing to an unfortunate oversight, an important proof correction was not carried out. Wrong addresses were given for J. Olofsson and G. Peretti.

The correct addresses are given below:

J. Olofsson

Department of Oto–rhino–laryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

G. Peretti

Department of Oto–rhino–laryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Brescia, Brescia, Italy

We apologize for any inconvenience caused.