SOUND HEARING SOLUTIONS - Key Persons


Dr. Melanie Croke

Dr. Melanie Croke was born and raised in the western suburbs of Chicago. She earned her bachelor's degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology at Marquette University with a minor in Interdisciplinary Family Studies and her Doctorate in Audiology at Northwestern University. She completed her clinical externship at Houston ENT & Allergy in Texas. She joined our practice in 2023 and her areas of expertise include adult audiologic assessment and hearing aid fitting with follow up services. Dr. Croke is passionate about helping her patients with hearing loss advocate for their unique communication needs. Outside of work, she is a loving cat mom to her two orange tabbies, Dunkin' and Curtis.

Melanie S. Ludolph

Job Titles:
  • Au.D., FAAA, CCC - a
Dr. Melanie Ludolph was raised in Morton Grove, Illinois. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders and Master of Science in Audiology at Western Illinois University. Dr. Ludolph earned her Doctorate in Audiology from Pennsylvania College of Optometry School of Audiology. Dr. Ludolph joined the Ear, Nose, and Throat Center in 2001. She is a member of the American Academy of Audiology and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Her areas of expertise include diagnostics, adult amplification and hearing protection. She strives to provide the best care and solutions for her patients hearing needs. Dr. Ludolph also enjoys providing clinical supervision for audiology doctoral candidates.

Sarah E. Borer

Job Titles:
  • Au.D
Dr. Sarah Borer was born and raised in Tiffin, Ohio. She completed her Bachelor's Degree in Communication Sciences at Ohio University. She received her Doctorate in Audiology at Central Michigan University. She completed her externship at Dayton Ohio VA Medical Center. Dr. Borer is a strong advocate of continuing education in her profession in order to stay current on available technologies and therapies that will benefit her patients. She has interest in several areas of research. Some of her work has been published in the journal of Noise and Health. Dr. Borer joined the staff at Ear, Nose and Throat Center in 2007 and has expertise in adult diagnostics, amplification, bone-anchored implants (BAI) and hearing protection. Her broad clinical background allows her to provide a wide range of solutions for her patients. She is an active member of the American Academy of Audiology.