Participants at time point one
Fifty-one participants (7 female [13.73%]) with an average age of 44.80 years (SD 9.94 years; range 27-66) from 9 different countries filled out the questionnaires at time point one. They all had experience in cholesteatoma surgery and microscopic ear surgery in particular, with 72.55% (n=37) of them having performed more than 200 microscopic ear surgeries. Around 41% (n=21) had performed more than 200 endoscopic ear surgeries.