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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

16 questions · 16 findings · 5 reviews

No studies found 3 · 18.8%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 13 · 81.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Antibiotics vs no treatment or placebo on top of topical antibiotics

Suspected ototoxicity · people (of any age) with CSOM

It is very uncertain whether systemic antibiotics changes suspected ototoxicity ‐ measured at 10 days to 3 weeks compared with no treatment or placebo on top of topical antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

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

Intervention not reported

Suspected ototoxicity · CSOM, recurrence of CSOM or suppuration following mastoidectomy or tympanoplasty
1 finding from 1 review