The ringing in your ears can be a result of taking one of the medicines that cause tinnitus in large doses for an extended period of time. Ototoxic drugs, drugs that can be toxic to the cochlea or vestibular structures in the ear, can have hearing loss, ear ringing, vertigo as effects. But before making any hasty conclusions, go visit your doctor first.

Over 200 drugs are known to potentially cause ringing in the ears. We put emphasis to the word “potential” to point out that it does not necessarily mean that if you are taking one of them, you will automatically suffer from tinnitus. One reason for this is that medications elicit different reactions from different people.

Furthermore, here are the medicines that cause tinnitus, which are listed in the Physicians Daily Reference:

• Abelcet Injection (Liposome)
• Accutane
• Aceon Tableys (2 mg, 4 mg, 8 mg)
• Aciphex Tablets
• Acromycin V
• Actified with Codiene Cough Syrup
• Actiq (Anesta)
• Actonel Tablet
• Adalat CC
• Aggrenox Capsules
• Agrylin Capsules
• Alferon N Injection (Interferon)
• Alka-Seltzer Original Tablets
• Alferon N
• Alumadrine Tablets
• Ambien
• Amerge Tablets
• Amicar
• Anatranil
• Aralen
• Arthritis Strength BC Powder
• Aricept Tablets
• Arthrotec Tablets
• Asacol
• Asendin
• Aspirin
• Atacand HCT Tablet
• Atretol
• Atrofen
• Atrovent Nasal Spray
• Atrohist Plus
• Avelox Tablets
• Azacta  Tablets
• Azactam for Injection
• Azulfidine EN-tabs
• BC Powder
• Bactrim
• Arthritis Strength BC Powder
• Benadryl Parenteral
• Betaxon Ophthalmic Suspension
• Biaxin
• Calan SR Caplets
• Cama
• Cardura
• Celexa
• CellCept
• Cinobac
• Claritin-D
• Clinoril
• Clomid Tablets
• Cognex Capsule
• Copaxone for Injection
• Coreg Tablet
• Corgard
• Corzide
• Cosopt Sterile Ophthalmic Solution
• Cuprimine
• Daypro
• Dasprin
• Deconamine
• Demadex
• Depakene
• Depen Titratable Tablets
• Desferal Vials
• Desyrel & Desyrel Dividose
• Diamox
• Diovan HCT Tablets
• Dilacor XR
• Dipentum
• Diprivan
• Disalcid
• Dynabac
• Dephenhydramine (Nytol, Benydrl, etc)
• Dyclone
• Easprin
• Ecotrin
• Effexor
• ELA-Max Cream
• Elavil
• Eldepryl
• Emcyt
• Emla cream
• Empirin with Codiene
• Erythromycin
• Engerix-B
• Equagesic
• Esgic-plus
• Eskalith
• Ethmozine
• EtrafonEvoxac Capsules
• Excedrin Exelon Capsule
• Exelon Oral Solution
• Floxin
• Ganite
• Halcion Tablet
• Ibuprofen
• Ilosone
• Imitrex Nasal Spray
• Intron A
• Infergen
• Invirase Capsule
• Isoptin SR Tablets
• Kerlone Tablets
• Lariam
• Lamictal
• Lasix
• Legatrin
• Levaquin
• Lexxel
• Lipitor
• Lioresal
• Lithane
• Lithium Carbonate
• Lithobid Slow-Release Tablet
• Lopressor Ampuis
• Lopressor DCT
• Lopressor
• Lotensin HCT Tablets
• Lotrel Capsules
• Loreico
• Lupron Depot
• Luvox Tablets
• Magnevist
• Marinol (Dronabinol)
• Marcaine Hydrochloride
• Methergine
• Minipress Capsule
• Motrin
• Mono-Cesac
• Naropin Injection
• Nebcin Vials, Hyporets & ADD-Vantage
• Neoral Soft Gelatin Capsules
• Neoral Oral Solution
• Neptazane Tablet
• Nescaine Injection
• Nesacaine-MPF Injection
• Neurontin Capsules
• Neurontin Oral Solution
• Ornade Spansule Capsule
• Orthoclone OOKT3 Sterile Solution
• PBZ
• Penetrex Tablets
• Pepcid
• Pepto-Bismol
• Prevpak
• Prinivil Tablets
• Prograf
• ProSom
• Protonix Tablets
• Proventil HFA Inhalation Aerosol
• Proventil Repetabs Tablets
• Prozac Pulvules & Liquid, Oral Solution
• Prozac Pulvules, Liquid, and Weekly Capsule
• Questran
• Quinaglute Dura-Tabs
• Quinamm
• Quinidex Extentabs
• Rapamune Oral Solution and Tablet
• Recombivax HB
• Relafin Tablets
• Rheumatrex Methotrexate
• ReVia Tablet
• Rifater
• Septra Tablet
• Sonata Capsule
• Soriatane Capsules
• Sular Tablets
• Sulfadiazine
• Surmontil Capsule
• Sustiva Capsules
• Talacen Caplets
• Verelan PM Capsule
• Viagra Tablets
• Vioxx
• Vistide Injection
• Vivactil Tablet
• Voltaren Tablet
• Wellbutrin Tablets
• Xylocaine with Epinephrine Injection
• Zestril Tablets
• Zestoretic [0.3-1%]
• Ziac Tablet
• Zithromax
• Zoloft
• Zomig
• Zonegran Capsules
• Zoleft
• Zosyn
• Zyloprim
• Zyban Sustained-Release Tablet
• Zyprexa
• Zyrtec