Medications
Many medications have been tried to relieve tinnitus but nothing has shown to achieve 100% success. Antidepressants, such as amitriptyline and nortriptyline, have been proven to have a certain amount success, but these meds have troublesome side effects, such as dry mouth, blurred vision and constipation.
Two recent clinical trials found that the migraine medications gabapentin (Neurontin) and acamprosate (Campral), a drug used to treat alcoholism, are effective in relieving tinnitus for some people.
Treatments with limited results
Some other treatments that have been tried, but which have had only so-so results, are:
- Hypnosis
- The herb ginkgo
- Acupuncture
- Cochlear implant, an electronic hearing device
- Electrical stimulation
- Medications, such as benzodiazepines (nervous system depressants) and baclofen (a muscle relaxant)
- Hyperbaric oxygen chamber, a therapy to get a high level of oxygen in your blood
- Zinc
Talk to your doctor to find out which treatment might be right for you.
