Tinnitus treatments
We check tinnitus treatments to see if they are safe and effective for those living with tinnitus
Here we provide a regularly updated list of tinnitus treatments and summarise the latest research to provide a verdict on safety and efficacy.
The ratings are as follows:
Safety - whether the treatment will do you any harm
- Rigorous evidence of safety, or only small risks/minor harms
- Limited or unlikely potential for significant harm
- Possible risk of significant harm
- Evidence of risk of significant harm
Efficacy - whether the treatment works for tinnitus
- Robust evidence that it is effective against a placebo or sham treatment
- Clear evidence that it is effective compared to no treatment
- Limited evidence that it is effective
- No evidence that it is effective
- Evidence that it is not effective
If you hear of a treatment that isn’t listed here, please call the Helpline 0800 018 0527 or send an email to: [email protected]
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Magnesium
- Rigorous evidence of safety, or only small risks/minor harms
- Limited evidence that it is effective
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TinniSoothe
- Rigorous evidence of safety, or only small risks/minor harms
- Limited evidence that it is effective
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EarLaser
- Rigorous evidence of safety, or only small risks/minor harms
- Evidence that it is not effective
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MultiLaser
- Rigorous evidence of safety, or only small risks/minor harms
- Evidence that it is not effective
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Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT)
- Rigorous evidence of safety, or only small risks/minor harms
- Evidence that it is not effective
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Hibiscus
- Rigorous evidence of safety, or only small risks/minor harms
- Limited evidence that it is effective
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GFOUK DrWave
- Possible risk of significant harm
- Evidence that it is not effective
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Sound therapy (sound enrichment)
- Rigorous evidence of safety, or only small risks/minor harms
- Limited evidence that it is effective
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Tinnitool
- Rigorous evidence of safety, or only small risks/minor harms
- Evidence that it is not effective
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Hypnotherapy (hypnosis)
- Limited or unlikely potential for significant harm
- Limited evidence that it is effective
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BiancatTM AudiAid
- Possible risk of significant harm
- Evidence that it is not effective
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MemoVigor2
- Evidence of risk of significant harm
- Limited evidence that it is effective
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A treatment not listed here?
Please let us know what treatment you would like more information about and we’ll get to work learning more about it.
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