Article History
Received: 29 July 2025
Accepted: 27 December 2025
First Online: 13 January 2026
Declarations
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: All human cadaveric temporal bones were used under a protocol approved by the Dalhousie University Research Ethics Board (FILE #1034135).
: Xiaojie Yang declares no conflicts of interest related to this work.David Morris and Robert Adamson declare a financial conflict of interest related to their relationship with Carl Zeiss Meditec, with whom they are developing optical coherence tomography technology for the diagnosis of middle-ear disorders. Both David Morris and Robert Adamson are financially compensated for their work with Carl Zeiss.No financial, personal, or professional relationships have influenced the design, conduct, or reporting of the research presented in this manuscript. All submitted materials, including the manuscript, figures, table, and supplementary video, are not associated with any conflicts of interest.