Question · asked by 1 review
Summary of findings: oral steroids plus antibiotic vs control plus antibiotic: Hearing loss
- Population
- Children with otitis media with effusion
- Intervention
- Summary of findings: oral steroids plus antibiotic
- Comparison
- control plus antibiotic
- Outcome
- Hearing loss
Summary of findings: oral steroids plus antibiotic showed no clear difference in hearing loss [2 months]1 compared with control plus antibiotic (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Summary of findings: oral steroids plus antibiotic vs control plus antibiotic Hearing loss [2 months]1 · Children with otitis media with effusion Summary of findings: oral steroids plus antibiotic showed no clear difference in hearing loss [2 months]1 compared with control plus antibiotic (moderate certainty). Oral or topical nasal steroids for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children (2011) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.01 [0.73, 1.4] | 1 study · 99 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral or topical nasal steroids for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.