Teaching of middle ear anatomy is to date only scarcely investigated due to its high complexity and the hidden localization of the middle ear.

The aim of this study is to quantitatively compare the suitability of the microscope and the endoscope for the education of middle ear anatomy in a randomized study on subjects with different educational levels.

The aim of this study is to compare the suitability of the microscope and the endoscope for the education of middle ear anatomy.

Lukas Anschuetz¹, MD; Sören Huwendiek², MD, PHD; Daniel Stricker², PhD; Abraam Yacoub^1,3; Wilhelm Wimmer⁴, PhD; Marco Caversaccio¹, MD

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Inselspital, University Hospital and University of Bern, Switzerland

² Institute of Medical Education, University of Bern, Switzerland

³ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

⁴ ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering, Artificial Hearing Research Group, University of Bern, Switzerland