While relatively few drugs exist to treat tinnitus, there are over two hundred drugs which might cause tinnitus as a side effect of use. The technical term for medications which are known to cause tinnitus, or a ringing in the ears, is ototoxic. These medications are damaging to the cochlear or vestibular ear structures. Sometimes ototoxic meds will cause more than tinnitus – dizziness, vertigo, and actual hearing loss are also risks involved with taking these medications.read more »

The medical term for ringing in the ears is Tinnitus. Although called ringing in the ears, it can also refer to buzzing, chirping, whistling and other sounds in the ears. These sounds may be heard constantly or just every now and then. read more »