Hearing ‐ unclear · people with CSOM; one study included patients of unknown age; one study included children with CSOM who had not responded to initial…
1 finding from 1 review
Hearing · people (of any age) with CSOM
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Hearing · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Hearing ‐ return to normal *Ventilation tubes versus laser myringotomy (6 to 12 months ‐ medium‐term) Adjusted for non‐independence of within‐individual measurements Assumed ICC of 0.5 № of participants: 132 (2 RCTs) · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether antibiotics changes hearing ‐ return to normal hearing (as complete improvement in… compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hearing · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge
2 findings from 1 review
Hearing · patients with mucopurulent otorrhoea
1 finding from 1 review
Hearing · chronic suppurative otitis media
1 finding from 1 review
Hearing · children with CSOM
1 finding from 1 review
Hearing · chronic suppurative otitis media
1 finding from 1 review
Hearing · chronic suppurative otitis media
1 finding from 1 review
Hearing · schoolchildren with CSOM
1 finding from 1 review
Hearing loss · Children with otitis media with effusion
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Hearing loss · 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).
1 finding from 1 review
Average change in hearing from baseline · chronic suppurative otitis media
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Hearing loss · any indication
Other adverse events in people taking macrolide antibiotics showed no clear difference in hearing loss compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review