Aurista Medical is building the clinical evidence to bring a proven European treatment for chronic tinnitus to ear, nose & throat specialists across the United States.
By bringing a European treatment to the United States, we are building the clinical evidence needed to earn the trust of ENT specialists and to make the Koning Technique available through the doctors patients already see. Over the next five years, our goal is to bring relief to thousands of people living with tinnitus, including many U.S. veterans.
Credibility comes first. Start with the mechanism, then the treatment, then the evidence behind it.
Millions of people live with the ringing. Here is where to start, and why there is real reason for hope.
Tinnitus isn't damage to the ear alone. It's the brain's response to it. When hearing loss removes certain frequencies, the auditory cortex turns up its own internal volume searching for the signal that's gone missing. That amplification creates a feedback loop: nerves become hypersensitive, and the brain perceives a sound that was never really there. This is the central gain theory of tinnitus, and it's the foundation the Koning Technique is built on.
Most patients spend months, sometimes years, moving through self-treatment, primary care, and specialist referrals before they receive a diagnosis, let alone relief.
Developed in Europe by Dr. Koning, the Koning Technique is a brief, office-based procedure that targets the auricular branch of the vagus nerve, the same pathway implicated in the central gain feedback loop. In clinical use to date, it has shown reduced loudness and durable relief, with one of the lowest treatment burdens of any approach available today.
We're building a library of the peer-reviewed research behind the Koning Technique, from the original European studies to the clinical trials now underway in the United States.
Tim has lived with tinnitus himself. After receiving this treatment, he knew he needed to bring it to others, and he hopes to help the many people who suffer from tinnitus find relief.
Tim has built his career in the medical device industry, and you can learn more about that work on his LinkedIn profile.
