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- Ventilation tubes vs no treatment · Hearing ‐ return to normal hearing Randomised by ear: normal defined as < 15 dB Assumed CC = 0.5
  Ventilation tubes (grommets) for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 1.13 [0.46, 2.74]
  Studies not reported
  Very low
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- Ventilation tubes vs myringotomy · Presence/persistence of OME *Ventilation tubes versus laser myringotomy, randomised by ear (6 months ‐ medium‐term) Assumed CC of 0.5 № of participants: 272 (1 RCT)
  Ventilation tubes (grommets) for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.27 [0.19, 0.38]
  Studies not reported
  Very low
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- Topical (intranasal) steroids vs placebo · Hearing ‐ hearing threshold; assumed ICC = 0.5
  Topical and oral steroids for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  Very low
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- Ventilation tubes vs myringotomy · 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)
  Ventilation tubes (grommets) for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.22 [0.59, 2.53]
  Studies not reported
  Very low
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- Ventilation tubes vs no treatment · Adverse event: persistent perforation Randomised by ear, assumed CC = 0.5
  Ventilation tubes (grommets) for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.85 [0.38, 1.91]
  Studies not reported
  Very low

Ventilation tubes vs no treatment

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 ventilation tubes changes hearing ‐ return to normal hearing Randomised by ear: normal defined… compared with no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ventilation tubes (grommets) for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.13 [0.46, 2.74]
Studies not reported
Very low

Ventilation tubes vs myringotomy

It is very uncertain whether ventilation tubes changes hearing ‐ return to normal *Ventilation tubes versus laser… compared with myringotomy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ventilation tubes (grommets) for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.22 [0.59, 2.53]
Studies not reported
Very low

Ventilation tubes vs myringotomy

Presence/persistence of OME · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)

It is very uncertain whether ventilation tubes changes presence/persistence of OME *Ventilation tubes versus laser… compared with myringotomy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Ventilation tubes (grommets) for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.27 [0.19, 0.38]
Studies not reported
Very low

Ventilation tubes vs no treatment

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

Ventilation tubes (grommets) for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.3 [0.14, 0.65]
Studies not reported
Low

Ventilation tubes vs no treatment

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

Ventilation tubes (grommets) for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.85 [0.38, 1.91]
Studies not reported
Very low

Intranasal steroid spray vs no treatment

Hearing · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)

1 finding from 1 review

Topical and oral steroids for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Low

Intranasal steroid spray vs no treatment

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

Topical and oral steroids for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.72 [0.57, 0.91]
Studies not reported
Very low

Intranasal steroid spray vs placebo

Hearing · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)

1 finding from 1 review

Topical and oral steroids for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low