Some doctors recommend that individuals who suffer from tinnitus get on an anti depressant. You see, when someone has to deal with constant ringing in their ears, they might become depressed since they cannot deal with the constant noise. By treating the depression and making the tinnitus seem less severe, you are really leveraging a tinnitus treatment.

You should fully understand that this form of treatment does not always help everyone. You should also know that some ototoxic anti depressants may worsen your tinnitus. SSRI anti depressants may worsen the symptoms for a short time period, but over time they have shown to reduce the symptoms and cause fewer side effects than older tricyclic drugs.

In one of the more recent studies of using tricyclic anti depressants such as: Nortriptyline & Benzodiazepines such as Xanax , some people reported great improvement in this form of tinnitus treatment.

There are some possible reasons why treatments like this have proven to work.

1. As with any medicine, there is always the placebo effect. When taking a medication, patients just might think that they are feeling better, when they may or may not be feeling any better.
2. Tricyclic anti depressants are depressants that affect the central nervous system. When this happens auditory responsiveness tends to diminish.
3. Very often, tinnitis is caused by stress. When you are stressed, you can experience muscle tension in the neck and jaw areas. When this happens, it restricts blood and lymph flow which can cause your symptoms. Anti depressants can help you relax and lessen the symptoms.

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