What do systematic reviews say?

Grommets vs placebo medication

It is very uncertain whether grommets changes total number of AOM recurrences at 6 months post‐randomisation compared with placebo medication (very low certainty).

• Grommets (ventilation tubes) for recurrent acute otitis media in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 42 participants
  Very low

Grommets vs active monitoring

Grommets showed no clear difference in total number of AOM recurrences at 6 months post‐randomisation compared with active monitoring (low certainty).

• Grommets (ventilation tubes) for recurrent acute otitis media in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 95 participants
  Low

Grommets vs antibiotic prophylaxis

It is very uncertain whether grommets changes total number of AOM recurrences at 6 months post‐randomisation compared with antibiotic prophylaxis (very low certainty).

• Grommets (ventilation tubes) for recurrent acute otitis media in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 43 participants
  Very low

Grommets vs active monitoring

• Grommets (ventilation tubes) for recurrent acute otitis media in children 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 200 participants
  Low