Trial Designs Two identical, prospective, double-blind controlled Single center randomized clinical trials assessed the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of adding Lidocaine to dexamethasone in intratympanic injection in patients with idiopathic subjective tinnitus (age range 30 to 63 years). The study design and consent forms were approved by the research ethics committee of Tanta university hospitals. The study was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki and a written informed consent was obtained from every patient who agreed to participate in the study.