A randomised controlled trial of surgery for glue ear.

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A Study on Role of Adenoidectomy in Otitis Media with Effusion

“…Mean hearing gain at 3 rd and 6 th month post operatively were 5.32 and 4.09 respectively in our study which was statistically significant. According to N A Black et al 12 , the mean dB gain at 7 weeks and 6 months are 4.5 and 3.5 dB respectively. Gates and others 1 randomly assigned 491, 4-9-year-old children with OME to surgical control, tympanostomy tube, adenoidectomy or adenoidectomy plus tympanostomy tube.…”

“…As suggested by Fiellau-Nickolajsens classification in 1983, a middle ear pressure of <100mm H 2 O was considered abnormal in our study. According to Renvall et al stapedial reflex is considered too sensitive to be used as a screening test in the diagnosis of OME 7 .…”

Adenoidectomy with or without grommets for children with otitis media: an individual patient data meta-analysis

“…15,51 For another study, additional unpublished data were also provided. 20 Three older studies (1986-90) used a unilateral grommet, 10,12,52 whereas the others used no grommets 16 or bilateral grommets. 11,15,17,18,20,21 Characteristics of included studies…”

Surgical Treatments for Otitis Media With Effusion: A Systematic Review

“…Twelve RCTs compared tubes with either myringotomy or no surgery (ie, watchful waiting, delayed treatment); of these, 10 studies [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] were included in previous systematic reviews, 10,11 and 2 were new. 36,37 Tube placement decreased the time with middle ear effusion by 32% in comparison with watchful waiting or delayed treatment at 1 year after surgery (high SOE).…”

“…Seven trials 29,[32][33][34][51][52][53] were from the van den Aardweg et al systematic review 12 ; the eighth was the newly published Trial of Alternative Regimens in Glue Ear Treatment study. 54 11 and Hellstrom et al 2011.…”