The buzz of hearing is a nuisance that affects millions of people around the world and in many cases without a correct diagnosis to help eliminate or reduce this symptom.

Statistically speaking, there are few cases where the tinnitus becomes a more annoying that can greatly affect the lives of those suffering. But precisely these dramatic cases are those that have allowed great progress in treatment to reduce its effects.

Tinnitus (perception of sound without any external source to provoke it), in extreme cases can cause mood disorders in patients, because it prevents them from concentrating on their daily tasks, affects communication with others and may even generate sleep disorders. Usually the effect on the psychic does not happen in a bad mood, irritability or nervousness, but there are also many documented cases of depression is mild to moderate.

It is worth mentioning that in the cases presented depressive symptoms associated with tinnitus, patients usually present a predisposition prior.

First, the patient should go to the clinician, who shall make the diagnosis of the disease that is causing the tinnitus. And while address its treatment (if any) will refer the patient to a psychologist, who will accompany you with your mood disorder, and the psychiatrist, who, if required, may administer the drugs that best conformed to this picture patient.

In many cases of tinnitus, and without a depressive component, are treated with antidepressants affected by tinnitus to reduce the incidence of this symptom in the patient’s daily life.

Clinical trials of some drugs shown to be effective in the treatment of tinnitus:

Benzodiazepines Aprazolam dose of 1 to 1.5 mg / day.

Antidepressants: Nortriptyline (50 to 150 mg / day) and amitriptyline (50 to 100 mg / day)