Intratympanic corticosteroids vs no treatment or versus placebo: Final hearing threshold determined by PTA (a lower value represents better hearing)
- Population
- sudden sensorineural hearing loss
- Intervention
- Intratympanic corticosteroids
- Comparison
- no treatment or versus placebo
- Outcome
- Final hearing threshold determined by PTA (a lower value represents better hearing)
Intratympanic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in final hearing threshold determined by PTA (a lower value represents… compared with no treatment or versus placebo (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Intratympanic corticosteroids vs no treatment or versus placebo Final hearing threshold determined by PTA (a lower value represents better hearing) · sudden sensorineural hearing loss Intratympanic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in final hearing threshold determined by PTA (a lower value represents… compared with no treatment or versus placebo (low certainty). Intratympanic corticosteroids for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 203 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intratympanic corticosteroids for sudden sensorineural hearing loss 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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