Setting and Participants
The audiological test results of six pathologies (auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder-ANSD, Menieré’s Disease-MD, superior semicircular canal dehiscence-SSCD, large vestibular aquaduct syndrome-LVA, chronic otitis media-COM, and secretory otitis media-SOM) belonging to five different patients with a definite diagnosis were presented to 87 otolaryngology (ENT) physicians. The physicians were not informed about patient histories and otoscopic findings. The breakdown of the physicians according to their specialization was as follows: 19 were residents, 53 were ENT specialists, 6 were associate professors, and 9 were professors. The participant physicians were asked to indicate possible pathologies (one or more) for each audiological outcome. The answers given were classified as “correct,” “undefined” and “incorrect.”