title: In response to: Letter to the Editor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Elliott D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Kozin
authors.affiliation: Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Aaron K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Remenschneider
authors.affiliation: Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Parth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reardon
authors.affiliation: Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D004424:Ear Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005096:Exostoses / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D038781:Otoscopy / Q000379:methods*