Yeah, I would be very leary about putting cayenne pepper in my ears! I think colloidal silver and tea tree oil is a good combo for the ears, but I cannot really tell you whether it might be effective against tinnitus. I have had a ringing in the background in my ears forever, but really have hardly noticed or been bothered by it. Maybe that is because I am so used to the nightsounds of crickets and other critters from all the camping and living in the country? I do know that internal cayenne and colloidal silver have not eliminated it in my case as I take cayenne pepper extract daily and colloidal silver frequently and have for a long time. Maybe they help, but they certainly have not gotten rid of it,