Analysis evaluates YouTube video quality for patient education on ear surgeries, highlighting concerns about reliability.
The quality of YouTube videos may not be sufficient for patient education on stapedectomy and stapedotomy for otosclerosis. Only 2 search terms included most videos geared toward patient education, while the other 2 terms had more videos for healthcare professionals. Lower transparency and reliability scores may give concerns about bias.
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