It is very uncertain whether honey changes wound healing (mean time to healing): honey versus SSD compared with topical antibiotics (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether honey changes incident infection: honey versus SSD or mafenide acetate compared with topical antibiotics (very low certainty).
Antibiotic eardrops (with or without a corticosteroid) probably leads to higher resolution of ear discharge at short‐term compared with oral antibiotics (moderate certainty).
Antibiotic eardrops (with or without a corticosteroid) showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with oral antibiotics (low certainty).
Antibiotic eardrops (with or without a corticosteroid) probably leads to higher resolution of ear discharge at intermediate‐term compared with oral antibiotics (moderate certainty).
Antibiotic eardrops (with or without a corticosteroid) showed no clear difference in tube blockage compared with oral antibiotics (low certainty).
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
Herbal medicine showed no clear difference in secondary outcome: number of participants with remission (ITT‐best… compared with antibiotics (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether CHM changes effectiveness compared with antibiotics (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether CHM changes recurrence compared with antibiotics (very low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether antibiotic changes treatment failure compared with antibiotics during postpartum period (very low certainty).