atinuris

[Happyrosie]

we’re all looking for relief from tinnitus, and we come across “cures” which are as relevant to us as dragons blood. But possibly more expensive.

if and when you come across a newspaper article or advertisement for a “cure” your first port of call would be Tinnitus UK. They trawl through the relevant literature and publish their opinion. To quote from their website :

We provide verdicts on two aspects of each treatment:

Safety - whether the treatment will do you any harm

Evidence of harm

Some potential for harm

Regarded as safe

Efficacy - whether the treatment works for tinnitus

Evidence that it is not effective

No or limited evidence that it is effective

Evidence that it is effective”

Recently a poster made a query on Atinnuris on which Tinnitus UK hadn’t published their view. I therefore, tongue in check, wrote to this Polish company asking for a link to published research on the efficacy of this product. Much to my amazement and amusement they replied!. Such research isn’t available to the public, just their internal company research.

[TinnitusUKPat Partner]

Rosie - that sounds totally legit, doesn't it? "Please take this supplement, but don't worry too much about what's in it. We're sure it's safe, but we can't tell you why".

I can understand why a supplement with gingko biloba is marketed towards people with tinnitus - there's a long-standing belief that it helps the condition, medically unproven as it is.

However one of the ingredients of Atinnuris is bitter orange fruit extract, which has been linked with increasing the risk of high blood pressure or stroke in some users (wb.md/3JJi8e9). It's also been linked with a greater risk of headaches in some users.

As for how it might help tinnitus, that remains unclear. It may have benefits for the thyroid, the dysfunction of which can be a reason that people experience tinnitus. That won't be relevant to every user.

Another ingredient, Mediterranean pine bark extract, may have an anti-inflammatory effect and antioxidant qualities, although these haven't been verified by research - health benefits to blood pressure and blood flow claimed by taking this substance were not demonstrated by study outcomes.

Similarly, the idea of an inflammatory onset of tinnitus has yet to be evidenced outside animal testing results, so it's not clear how this ingredient would be helpful to a majority of people living with tinnitus.

Nic, our Comms editor is working on a Atinnuris entry in our treatment guide - tinnitus.org.uk/tinnitus-tr... - which should be published soon.

[beaverwood]

Nothing positive here.