What do systematic reviews say?

Ventilation tubes vs non‐surgical treatment

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Ventilation tubes (grommets) for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy vs no surgery

• Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy versus non‐surgical treatment for chronic/recurrent acute tonsillitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 2 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy versus non‐surgical management for obstructive sleep‐disordered breathing in… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 73 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in health‐related quality of life scores, measured by SF‐36 (range 0 to… (low certainty).

• Surgical versus medical interventions for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 0.6
  1 study · 95 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy versus non‐surgical management for obstructive sleep‐disordered breathing in… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 395 participants
  Moderate