title: Response to the letter to the editor regarding "Comparison of the anatomic and hearing outcomes of cartilage type 1 tympanoplasty in pediatric and adult patients".
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey. yilmazms@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mahmut Sinan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Yilmaz