The main anti-depressant drug that is used for tinnitus is Xanax. Seventy-six percent of the people that used this drug in a study found that it reduced their symptoms about forty percent and they reported that the loudness of the sound was lowered considerably.

o Intravenous Lidocaine - A controlled study done on this drug suggested that tinnitus could be controlled by certain drugs by providing either partial or complete relief in 85% of the subjects tested.

o Antihistamines - Antihistamines that are used to help treat allergies may also help to reduce the sounds caused by this condition in many people