Hearing · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
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)
Oral steroids showed no clear difference in hearing ‐ return to normal hearing compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.14 [0.97, 1.33]
Studies not reported
Moderate
Hearing · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge
2 findings from 1 review
Hearing · chronic suppurative otitis media
1 finding from 1 review
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).
1 finding from 1 review
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 systemic corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in hearing threshold determined by PTA Range 0 dB to 140 dB Negative values represent lowering and positive values represent raising of the hearing threshold. A lower hearing threshold represents hearing improvement. Â · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Intratympanic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in change in hearing threshold determined by PTA Range 0 dB to 140 dB… compared with systemic corticosteroids (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Final hearing threshold determined by PTA (a lower value represents better hearing) · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
It is very uncertain whether intratympanic plus systemic corticosteroids (combined therapy) changes final hearing threshold determined by PTA A lower value represents… compared with systemic corticosteroids alone (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Change in hearing threshold determined by PTA Range 0 dB to 140 dB Negative values represent lowering and positive values represent raising of the hearing threshold. A lower hearing threshold represents hearing improvement. Â · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Intratympanic plus systemic corticosteroids (combined therapy) showed no clear difference in change in hearing threshold determined by PTA Range 0 dB to 140 dB… compared with systemic corticosteroids alone (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Proportion of patients whose hearing is improved · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
It is very uncertain whether intratympanic plus systemic corticosteroids (combined therapy) changes proportion of patients whose hearing is improved compared with systemic corticosteroids alone (very low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Hearing loss · Children with otitis media with effusion
Summary of findings: oral steroids showed no clear difference in hearing loss [6 weeks] compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
Very low
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
Proportion of patients whose hearing is improved · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Intratympanic corticosteroids may leads to higher proportion of patients whose hearing is improved compared with no treatment or versus placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
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).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in hearing threshold determined by PTA Range 0 dB to 140 dB Negative values represent lowering and positive values represent raising of the hearing threshold. A lower hearing threshold represents hearing improvement. Â · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Intratympanic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in change in hearing threshold determined by PTA Range 0 dB to 140 dB… compared with no treatment or versus placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Median days with hearing loss [3 months] · Children with otitis media with effusion
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
200 participants
Moderate
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
Hearing loss · Children with otitis media with effusion
Summary of findings: intranasal steroids showed no clear difference in hearing loss (Audiometry failing) [9 months]2 compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.17 [0.87, 1.58]
141 participants
Moderate