Early ventilation tubes vs watchful waiting
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 early ventilation tubes changes hearing ‐ return to normal hearing Randomised by child compared with watchful waiting (treatment later if required) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Ventilation tubes (grommets) for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.98 [0.94, 1.03]Studies not reportedVery low