A Personal Message from Dr. Kate Bergin, CCC-A
Here you can take advantage of some useful tools to help you with patients experiencing hearing loss challenges or with concerns about tinnitus.
We’re more than happy to provide advice or some extra help if you’re in need of a hearing professional’s opinion.
Feel free to give us a call at (641) 236-5680 to get in touch.
Thank you for all that you do!
Dr. Kate Bergin
The Connection Between Untreated Hearing Loss and Dementia
In a study that tracked 639 adults for nearly 12 years, Johns Hopkins expert Frank Lin, M.D., Ph.D, and his colleagues found that mild hearing loss doubled dementia risk. Moderate Hearing Loss triples risk, and people with severe hearing loss were five times more likely to develop dementia.
Refer a Patient
Got a patient that would benefit from professional hearing care? You’re welcome to refer them to our team for a visit to take care of their hearing health needs by completing this online form.
We’ll contact the patient ourselves after receiving the form and arrange a mutually beneficial time for them to come and see us.
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