APD & Sound Sensitivity Experts for San Diego.
If you're in San Diego and tinnitus, sound sensitivity, or auditory processing disorder has been dismissed more than once, there's a specialist path forward that starts at home. Auditory Pathway is telehealth-first, requires no referral, and connects you with an audiologist who focuses on these conditions full-time, anywhere in the county.
The Reality of Specialist Care in San Diego
Dr. Lepore completed her audiology externship at the VA San Diego Healthcare System, working with veterans for whom tinnitus and noise-related hearing difficulties are especially common. With one of the largest military and veteran communities in the country, San Diego has no shortage of people living with these conditions, yet specialist care for adult APD, tinnitus, misophonia, and hyperacusis remains hard to access. Most clinics in Chula Vista, Escondido, Oceanside, and across the county focus on hearing aids and routine testing. Auditory Pathway is licensed across California and brings comprehensive evaluations and ongoing one-on-one support to your home over telehealth.
No Waitlist
No months spent waiting for an opening. Reach out directly and start care from home, no referral required.
0 Commute
No I-5 traffic or parking hunts. Join each session from anywhere in San Diego County.
100%
Of clinical hours dedicated to APD, tinnitus, and sound sensitivity. These conditions get full attention here.
Five specialized pathways
for the conditions
most clinics overlook.
Every program begins with a real evaluation, and not a five-minute screen. Each links to a dedicated page where you can explore what to expect, how it works, and what it costs.
From clinic frustration to a practice that actually listens.
For most of her clinical career, Dr. Kaitlyn Lepore watched the same scene repeat itself. A patient walks in describing real, life-altering symptoms, such as a ringing that won't stop, sounds that feel physically painful, conversations that scramble in noisy rooms. The hearing test runs for ten minutes, the audiogram comes back roughly normal, and the patient is sent home with nothing more than "there's nothing more we can do."
“The line we kept giving people was that the test was clear, so there wasn’t much to do. That was never true. We just weren’t set up to test the right thing or to spend the time treating it.” — Dr. Lepore
Auditory Pathway was built on the understanding that hearing healthcare is about more than devices, and that too many people are living with conditions that can be genuinely improved. It was built to be the practice that appointment should have led to. Because the patients sent home with nothing weren't out of options. They were just in the wrong room.
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