Oral or topical nasal steroids for hearing loss associated with otitis media with effusion in children.

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BACKGROUND: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is common and may cause hearing loss with associated developmental delay. Treatment remains controversial. OBJECTIVES: To examine the evidence for treating children with hearing loss associated with OME with systemic or topical intranasal steroids. SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched the Cochrane ENT Group Trials Register; CENTRAL; PubMed; EMBASE; CINAHL; Web of Science; BIOSIS Previews; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts; mRCT and additional sources for pub...

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Authors: Simpson, SA; Lewis, R; van der Voort, J; Butler, C

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Cochrane database of systematic reviews
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 5
• Pages: CD001935
• Publication date: 2011-01-01
• DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001935.pub3
• EISSN: 1469-493X
• ISSN: 1469-493X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Otitis Media with Effusion; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Administration, Oral; Child; Humans; Administration, Intranasal; Combined Modality Therapy; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Deafness; Glucocorticoids