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Otitis media with effusion in under 12s

  • NICE guideline
  • Reference number: NG233
  • Published:  30 August 2023
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Evidence reviews – August 2023

The following documents contain the evidence that was used to develop the 2023 recommendations:

  • Modifiable risk factors for developing OME in children
  • Presenting features associated with OME in children
  • Natural history of OME without hearing loss
  • Natural history of OME-related hearing loss
  • Ventilation tubes
  • Adenoidectomy for children with OME
  • Antibiotics
  • Non-antimicrobial pharmacological interventions for children with OME
  • Auto-inflation for children with OME
  • Hearing aids/devices for hearing loss associated with OME in children under 12 years
  • Preventing otorrhoea after surgery for hearing loss associated with OME in children
  • Treating otorrhoea after surgery for hearing loss associated with OME in children
  • Follow-up strategy after surgical treatment for OME-related hearing loss
  • Information for suspected or confirmed OME

Other supporting evidence

  • Methods
  • Decision table
  • Evidence from the 2008 guideline
 

This page was last updated: 30 August 2023

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