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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

766 questions · 806 findings · 76 reviews · ENT

No studies found 293 · 36.4%GRADE not reported 6 · 0.7%Very low 244 · 30.3%Low 170 · 21.1%Moderate 85 · 10.5%High 8 · 1%

Ear drops (any active treatment) vs no treatment

Proportion of patients (or ears) with complete clearance of ear wax · adults and children with ear wax requiring removal

Ear drops (any active treatment) may leads to higher proportion of patients (or ears) with complete clearance of ear wax compared with no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ear drops (any active treatment) vs ear drops (water or saline)

Proportion of patients (or ears) with complete clearance of ear wax · adults and children with ear wax requiring removal

Ear drops (any active treatment) may leads to higher proportion of patients (or ears) with complete clearance of ear wax compared with ear drops (water or saline) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ear drops (water or saline) vs no treatment

Proportion of patients (or ears) with complete clearance of ear wax · adults and children with ear wax requiring removal

Ear drops (water or saline) may leads to higher proportion of patients (or ears) with complete clearance of ear wax compared with no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review