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
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
Moderate
Resolution of ear discharge ‐ measured after 4 weeks · schoolchildren with CSOM
It is very uncertain whether systemic antibiotics changes resolution of ear discharge (4 weeks or more) ‐ measured at 3 to 4… compared with no treatment or placebo on top of topical antiseptics (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Resolution of ear discharge ‐ measured after 4 weeks · chronic suppurative otitis media
It is very uncertain whether topical antiseptic changes resolution of ear discharge (4 weeks or more) compared with no treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Resolution of ear discharge ‐ 4 weeks or more Assessed by: otoscopically confirmed · children with chronic suppurative otitis media
It is very uncertain whether aural toileting changes resolution of ear discharge ‐ 4 weeks or more Assessed by:… compared with no aural toileting (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Resolution of ear discharge ‐ measured after 4 weeks · people (of any age) with otorrhoea for a duration of at least 6 weeks
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
1998 participants
GRADE not reported
Tinnitus loudness · patients with subjective idiopathic tinnitus
1 finding from 1 review
Change in tinnitus loudness measured by a visual analogue scale (range 0 to more than 10) · patients with subjective idiopathic tinnitus
1 finding from 1 review
Complete resolution of OME at more than 6 months · Children with otitis media with effusion
Antibiotics may leads to higher complete resolution of OME at more than 6 months compared with placebo, no treatment or therapy of unproven effectiveness (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Communication Validated self‐report measure: verbal subscale of the CPHI scale from 0 to 5 (Demorest 1987) · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Use of verbal communication strategy Validated self‐report measures (verbal subscale of the CPHI (Demorest 1987)). Scale from: 0 to 5 · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Communication Validated self‐report measure: verbal subscale of the CPHI (Demorest 1987) scale from 0 to 5 · adults with hearing loss who use hearing aids
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
More than 50% improvement in pure‐tone average threshold Risk ratio · patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss or tinnitus
The intervention showed no clear difference in more than 50% improvement in pure‐tone average threshold Risk ratio (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
More than 25% improvement in pure‐tone average threshold Risk ratio · patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss or tinnitus
The intervention probably leads to higher more than 25% improvement in pure‐tone average threshold Risk ratio (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review