Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 1 · 50%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ear pain (otalgia) or discomfort or local irritation · chronic suppurative otitis media

Topical antibiotics (quinolones) may leads to lower ear pain, discomfort, irritation compared with boric acid (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antibiotics versus topical antiseptics for chronic suppurative otitis media 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.56 [0.32, 0.98]
2 studies · 510 participants
Low

Ear pain (otalgia) or discomfort or local irritation · 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 only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found