There are quite a few drugs that help tinnitus to a certain extent, but, no drugs that will give a certain cure. Depending on the individual these drugs can give some relief for a period, or, not at all.

Tinnitus is a symptom of other conditions that first have to be identified, although this isn't always possible. Then once this has been done the appropriate treatment is selected and applied, including drugs that help tinnitus.

This can be in the form of drugs, alternative therapies, audio technology, and surgery, although this is only as a last resort. But 93% of tinnitus sufferers will never get relief from their symptoms.

The sounds of tinnitus in the ears reported by sufferers are, buzzing, hissing, ringing, clicking, whooshing, etc. But these are just symptoms of an underlying condition or conditions.

Mostly these are; damage through noise, inner ear damage or infection, auditory nerve damage, head injury, whiplash, allergies, meniere's disease, eustachian tube blockage, stress, and, otosclerosis.

Typical drugs that help tinnitus at this point are, antidepressants, antihistamines, anticonvulsants, cardiovascular medications, and, intravenous lidocaine - a local anesthetic.

The results of these medications are known to be variable to say the least. Even if the symptoms subside somewhat, they are known to return very often so that any relief is usually short-lived.

Apart from drugs that help tinnitus your doctor can try things such as hypnosis, acupuncture, meditation and yoga and perhaps even some psychological help. There is also "techie" stuff like tinnitus maskers that produce a range of different sounds to mask your own tinnitus.

But there just isn't a proven medical cure right now for tinnitus. So that sufferers have started to seek other avenues of treatment, what might be called natural, or, holistic treatment based on lifestyle and so on. And of course not relying on supposed drugs that help tinnitus.