Primary prevention

Avoidance of excessively noisy environments or use of adequate ear protection may help to prevent noise-induced tinnitus.[1]​ People who work in noisy environments are 1.6 times more likely to have tinnitus than people who work in quiet environments.[31]

Secondary prevention

Patients with tinnitus should avoid medication such as quinine, furosemide, valproic acid, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs unless the benefit that the medication provides outweighs the tinnitus that the medication may be causing or worsening.[59]

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