Intratympanic corticosteroids vs systemic corticosteroids: Proportion of patients whose hearing is improved
- Population
- sudden sensorineural hearing loss
- Intervention
- Intratympanic corticosteroids
- Comparison
- systemic corticosteroids
- Outcome
- Proportion of patients whose hearing is improved
Intratympanic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in proportion of patients whose hearing is improved compared with systemic corticosteroids (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Intratympanic corticosteroids vs systemic corticosteroids Proportion of patients whose hearing is improved · sudden sensorineural hearing loss Intratympanic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in proportion of patients whose hearing is improved compared with systemic corticosteroids (moderate certainty). Intratympanic corticosteroids for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.04 [0.97, 1.12] | 14 studies · 972 participants | Moderate |
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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