The Use of Topical Lidocaine Versus Lidocaine Injection for Myringotomy and Ventilation Tube Insertion.

Medicina (Kaunas) · 2026 · PMC13028150 · PMID 41901675

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.095so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Logistic regression of the VRS indicated the same trend, although it did not reach statistical significance (OR = 0.153, 95% CI:0.017–1.389, p = 0.095).

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showed a trendno p-value reported

Topical anesthesia showed a trend toward lower odds of severe pain compared with injectable anesthesia, indicating a potential but not statistically significant clinical benefit in this cohort (OR = 0.153, 95% CI: 0.017–1.389, p = 0.095).

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