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
Presence/persistence of OME · 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
Adverse event: systemic corticosteroid side effects · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
It is very uncertain whether topical (intranasal) steroids changes adverse event: systemic corticosteroid side effects compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low
Hearing · 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
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 topical (intranasal) steroids changes presence/persistence of OME (short‐term); assumed ICC = 0.5 compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.72 [0.57, 0.91]
Studies not reported
Very low
Adverse event: systemic corticosteroid side effects · 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
Hearing · 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
Change in hearing threshold determined by PTA Range 0 dB to 140 dB Negative values represent lowering and positive values represent raising of the hearing threshold. A lower hearing threshold represents hearing improvement. Â · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Intratympanic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in change in hearing threshold determined by PTA Range 0 dB to 140 dB… compared with no treatment or versus placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of patients whose hearing is improved · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Intratympanic corticosteroids may leads to higher proportion of patients whose hearing is improved compared with no treatment or versus placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Final hearing threshold determined by PTA (a lower value represents better hearing) · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Intratympanic corticosteroids showed no clear difference in final hearing threshold determined by PTA (a lower value represents… compared with no treatment or versus placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse eventsb · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Persistent tympanic membrane perforation · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
1 finding from 1 review
Vertigo/dizziness: timing not reported · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Vertigo/dizziness: at the time of injection · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
1 finding from 1 review
Ear pain: timing not reported · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Ear pain: at the time of injection · sudden sensorineural hearing loss
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
44 participants
Very low
Resolution of ear discharge ‐ measured at 1 to 2 weeks · chronic suppurative otitis media
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Health‐related quality of life · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
2 findings from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Ear pain (otalgia) or discomfort or local irritation · people (of any age) with chronic suppurative otitis media or ear discharge
It is very uncertain whether topical antibiotics with steroids changes ear pain (otalgia) or discomfort or local irritation compared with topical antibiotics alone (same antibiotics) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review