Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
Ventilation tubes may leads to lower presence/persistence of OME Randomised by child Adjusted for… compared with no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.3 [0.14, 0.65]
Studies not reported
Low
Adverse event: persistent perforation · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether ventilation tubes changes adverse event: persistent perforation Randomised by ear, assumed CC… compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.85 [0.38, 1.91]
Studies not reported
Very low
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
RR 0.98 [0.94, 1.03]
Studies not reported
Very low
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether early ventilation tubes changes presence/persistence of OME Randomised by child compared with watchful waiting (treatment later if required) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.21 [0.84, 1.74]
Studies not reported
Very low
Adverse event: persistent perforation · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether early ventilation tubes changes adverse event: persistent perforation compared with watchful waiting (treatment later if required) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Hearing ‐ mean final hearing threshold (4 months ‐ medium‐term) № of participants: 125 (1 RCT) · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
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 adenoidectomy (with or without myringotomy) changes hearing: proportion with normal hearing ‐ up to 12 months № of… compared with no treatment/watchful waiting (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.97 [0.65, 1.46]
Studies not reported
Very low
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether adenoidectomy (with or without myringotomy) changes presence or persistence of OME ‐ over 12 months № of participants:… compared with no treatment/watchful waiting (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.9 [0.81, 1]
Studies not reported
Very low
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 adenoidectomy and bilateral ventilation tubes changes hearing: return to normal hearing at 6 to 9 months № of… compared with bilateral ventilation tubes only (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.36 [0.98, 1.89]
Studies not reported
Very low
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether adenoidectomy and bilateral ventilation tubes changes presence/persistence of OME ‐ over 12 months № of participants: 254… compared with bilateral ventilation tubes only (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.96 [0.86, 1.07]
Studies not reported
Very low
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 adenoidectomy and unilateral ventilation tube changes hearing: proportion of children with hearing returned to normal (12… compared with unilateral ventilation tube only (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.24 [0.79, 1.96]
Studies not reported
Very low
Proportion of children whose hearing is normal · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether autoinflation changes proportion of children whose hearing is normal compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 2.67 [1.73, 4.12]
Studies not reported
Very low
Disease‐specific quality of life · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low
Pain and distress related to the procedure: otalgia · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether autoinflation changes pain and distress related to the procedure: otalgia compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 3.5 [0.74, 16.59]
Studies not reported
Very low