Topical antibiotics vs placebo/no treatment
Suspected ototoxicity · patients with mucopurulent otorrhoea
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 35 participantsVery low
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
7 questions · 7 findings · 3 reviews
No studies found 1 · 14.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 85.7%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Topical antibiotics vs acetic acid
Suspected ototoxicity · chronic suppurative otitis media
It is very uncertain whether topical antibiotics changes suspected ototoxicity compared with acetic acid (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Antibiotics versus topical antiseptics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 100 participantsVery low
Topical antibiotics with steroids vs topical antibiotics
Suspected ototoxicity · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge
1 finding from 1 review
- Topical antibiotics with steroids for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted3 studies · 395 participantsVery low
Topical antibiotics with steroids vs topical antibiotics
Suspected ototoxicity: dizziness/vertigo/balance · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge
It is very uncertain whether topical antibiotics with steroids changes suspected ototoxicity: dizziness/vertigo/balance compared with topical antibiotics alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Topical antibiotics with steroids for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.46 [0.04, 4.8]1 study · 52 participantsVery low
Topical quinolone vs povidone‐iodine
Suspected ototoxicity · chronic suppurative otitis media
It is very uncertain whether topical antibiotics (quinolones) changes suspected ototoxicity compared with povidone‐iodine (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Antibiotics versus topical antiseptics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 40 participantsVery low
Topical antibiotics with steroids vs placebo/no treatment
Suspected ototoxicity · chronic suppurative otitis media
1 finding from 1 review
- Topical antibiotics with steroids for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 123 participantsVery low
Topical quinolone vs boric acid
Suspected ototoxicity ‐ not measured · chronic suppurative otitis media
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Antibiotics versus topical antiseptics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found