Antinitus Tinnitus Patch — Does It Work?

October 10th, 2015

Akloma Tinnitus AB (company behind Antinitus) threatened legal action against our non-profit organization due to some of our members expressing their opinion of Antinitus being a scam in the original discussion thread.

While we admit no liability whatsoever in relation to the allegations made, to bring matters to closure and to avoid lengthy and what we feel completely unnecessary legal proceedings, we decided to show a gesture of good will by complying with their request to delete the earlier thread.

In this new thread, let's have a constructive discussion about the company and the product.

 

This product looks like pseudoscience.

A transparent adhesive patch is placed behind one ear. The pattern in the "matrix" is supposed to "convert ordinary, chaotic light into fractal light that affects water molecules ... into a coherent organised state with natural fractal order". This so called "organizing" of the body's water is somehow supposed to help against tinnitus. For some unspecified reason the "matrix" in the patch apparently wears out since a new patch must be put on every day for several weeks.
http://www.antinitus.com/how-it-works/

The inventor probably believes in his work, he has been working with "synchronized" water for years. In the patent applications he seriously claims that light filtered through his "topographic geometrical matrix" can alter the properties of water, even lowering the freezing point to -8*C.
http://www.google.com/patents/US20110130703
http://www.google.com/patents/US20100217359

It is true that there has been two small clinical trials, but no publication in any peer reviewed journal so far. In my opinion it was shameful that they got ethical permission to do the trials since it is such an obvious waste of time for the participating tinnitus patients.

In it's advertising the company claim to have official approval, but all they have is the lowest level of permission for medical devices, a certificate of registration where they have made a simple declaration that the product is not harmful. But it is harmful. To the patients' wallet.
http://www.akloma.com/new_CE_Certification_2015.pdf

The Antinitus patch is not for sale in North America or the Scandinavian countries. I believe this is because these countries have stronger protection for consumers, or stronger regulations of medical products. I have been informed by the Advertising Standard Authority in UK that they "received a complaint from a UK consumer about advertising by this company that appears on its website, and the complaint has been referred by the ASA to the Swedish self-regulatory body". Unfortunately this leads nowhere since the "Swedish ASA" Reklamombudsmannen only deals with advertising aimed at Swedish consumers, and the patch is not for sale in Sweden... Catch 22.

I have been blogging about this sad (but also comical) story since 2012, and the latest news is that the company Akloma has been acquired by another Swedish company, Paradox Entertainment, which is listed on the stock exchange First North/Nasdaq. While I do think the inventor is sincere (but wrong), I'm not so sure about the doctors and other members of the board.

Below You can find links to my Swedish blog. I'm afraid that GoogleTranslate is not that good at Swedish.

Mats Reimer
Pediatrician and sceptical blogger for the magazine Dagens Medicin ("Today's medicine")
Gothenburg
Sweden

http://www.dagensmedicin.se/blogg/m...sa-patienters-tid-pa-aklomas-tinnitusplaster/

http://www.dagensmedicin.se/blogg/m...gare-som-reklam-for-bolagets-tinnitusplaster/

http://www.dagensmedicin.se/blogg/m...mmenderar-svenska-tinnitusplastret-antinitus/

http://www.dagensmedicin.se/blogg/m...barbaren-betalar-for-magiskt-tinnitusplaster/

http://www.dagensmedicin.se/blogg/m...ot-tinnitus-hittar-kryphal-i-konsumentskyddet

 

Imagine a questionable Cancer cure company suing and trying to take down a Cancer support group.
That is all I will say on the matter at this point.

 

They were bought by a video-game company? Now that's even stranger lol

 

Not really, they are into fantasy.

 

Haha! I actually liked some of their games. Shame...

 

British Tinnitus Association says the following:

Antinitus has been receiving a lot of publicity lately, especially via social media. There is no evidence that it works, and it has been around for some time. The packaging in small print says “clinicially demonstrated” not “clinically proven” and we have not received details of the claimed evidence from the manufacturers despite a request from our Chief Executive.

Unfortunately, any medical problem for which there is no standard cure or reliable treatment is fair game for those who wish to take advantage of people who are seeking help for their problem. Newspapers and magazines and especially the internet, routinely publish advertisements about "tinnitus relief." These ads are usually accompanied by what appears to be convincing testimonials.

* Those seeking treatment should be aware that, no matter how compelling, testimony is not evidence.
* Testimonials never indicate how many failed to find relief.
* These so-called "miracle cures" have not been scientifically tested for safety or effectiveness.

 

They will sell this and earn money until the last idiot has found out it is useless.
And this can take some time.

If they would be convinced of their product, they would send Tinnitus Talk some samples and if it works, this forum here would be a better promotion than anything else.

 

Akloma/Antinitus: Since you obviously read this thread; how come you never ever reply to critical and/or skeptic comments or questions? I asked you twice on Facebook and you blocked me AND deleted my posts. The other day I saw that someone else had linked to a website from 2012 with the exact same trial results as the ones you posted. No reply and today that had been deleted as well.

Why would we NOT think that you're fake? You've done nothing so far to prove us wrong.

(Not that I actually expect an answer here, either.)

 

The local newspaper Göteborgs-Posten made a small article about my latest blog, about this Swedish company selling questionable medical products on other markets. But I'm still hoping that other mainstream media dig into this story.

 

That's what I thought, evil people trying to get rich on our hopes, not that the pharmaceutical companies are any better.

 

If Antinitus worked, the company that made them would be zillionaires, and the story would be on the front cover of the New York Times.

 

The strange patch (with the topographical matrix creating coherent light that structures body water) is now sold by the company Sensori AB (former name Paradox Entertaintment). They sold the rights to "Coonan the Barbarian" and bought Antinitus.

http://www.bloomberg.com/profiles/companies/SORI:SS-sensori-ab

 

My son found Antinitus on Facebook, with big claims of success.

Lol I'm going on Facebook right now to tell everyone it's pseudoscientific fantasy! I thought as much but thought I'd ask the experts!

Hahahah Antinitus just deleted my post on Facebook, hhmmmmm wonder why!!! Says it all really doesn't it x

 

I bought these 'plasters' for my husband who suffers terribly from tinnitus and they were a complete waste of money. Please, anyone contemplating purchasing these don't - they really do not work

 

Tried them about a year ago. Did nothing for me.

 

Why did none of their studies use a placebo patch? Only one answer I think!

 

I'm not sure but I sense some sarcasm here ,i think it's hilarious how a product that is a patch gets bought by a gaming company.It's just beyond irony them threatening with legal actions is laughable (although i'm aware it's serious) A " patch " is going to cure my Tinnitus,yeah right,the explanation of how it works is like Geralt using his alchemy inventory to mix all kinds of potions and herbs.

Yes!! that right there is a red flag.Especially them avoiding their native soil.

 

I had seen a tweet by Julian Lennon that said he didn't usually recommend things but that he recommended the Antinitus Tinnitus Patch.

So I researched it and saw a lot of positive posts and some press releases.

So I decided to try it as any chance of something helping (and also natural) was worth a try, and at any price.

I had a friend in Italy purchase it last fall 2015 and send it to me in the US, since you can't order it from here.

Used it as directed with no result at all.

Of course it says the one month supply may not be enough, but at the $100US and no change, I decided not to get more.

Also started to see a some negative post showing up on Internet after trying it.

At this point I feel it is all marketing and unless they have third party clinical trials I would not purchase again.

 

On June 16 I made the purchase of the patches. It is assumed that when you register and pay a tracking number is sent but that never came, so I sent the receipt to sales@antinitus.com, info@antinitus.com, support@antinitus.com, which are the contact emails and report everything.

I wrote on the Facebook page and every time I make a comment they erase it. In the Messenger of Facebook, I wrote and told them to send email proof but I get no answer, and no tracking number for more than six weeks. No one answers.

For me this is a scam and if you see on the Facebook page, all comments are asking for the product but none saying if it worked. I demand my money back, even if the product arrived. Is that understood.

 

I bought and used Antinitus. The only thing it did is lighten my wallet.

IT DID NOTHING FOR MY TINNITUS AT ALL.

I emailed them a couple of times to ask for a refund. I emailed them to complain about the scam they are running. They never replied to any of my emails.

Stay away from the ANTINITUS SCAM.

 

Hi, the company behind Antinitus is still loosing money every year.

They have published a small pilot trial, but since there was no control group that's not worth much.
The patches are now for sale to Swedish customers also, and I have asked the Swedish consumer protection agency to have a look at their advertising. The Medical Products Agency is already making an inquiry.

The paper Dagens Medicin (Today's Medicine) recently had a skeptical news piece about the product, but unfortunately that text not online, only in print media.

In Swedish

 

Should also mention that Tinnitus Talk is the forum they are discussing in the article but it isn't mentioned by name @Markku @Steve

 

Says it all, really!