Buse Nur Akbulak, Audiologist

Buse Nur Akbulak is an audiologist at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul, where she works within the Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) unit. Her work centers on the assessment of hearing in children and adults, and her professional interests include hearing loss, pediatric hearing loss, audiometry, and BERA (ABR) testing. She has more than three years of experience in the field.

Buse Nur Akbulak studied at Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University from 2023 to 2025. Since 2025, she has been part of Acıbadem Healthcare Services, working alongside the ENT team at the Altunizade hospital. She communicates with patients in Turkish and English.

Clinical focus

The core of Buse Nur Akbulak’s practice is the evaluation of hearing loss. Patients may present with gradual or sudden changes in hearing, difficulty following conversation, or concerns raised by family members or a referring physician. Her role is to measure hearing function in a structured way, document the findings, and share the results with the ENT physicians involved in the patient’s care so that further steps can be planned on the basis of objective information.

Pediatric hearing loss is a particular area of interest. Assessing hearing in infants and young children requires methods that do not depend on the child’s active cooperation, and this is where BERA (ABR) testing is often used. This test records the electrical responses of the auditory pathway to sound and can help clarify hearing status when behavioral testing is not yet possible or is inconclusive. For older children and adults, audiometry is used to establish hearing thresholds across different frequencies and to characterize the type and degree of any hearing loss. Test results are interpreted in the context of the patient’s history and clinical examination, and the significance of the findings for treatment or follow-up is discussed with the medical team.

How Buse Nur Akbulak works with international patients

Buse Nur Akbulak works with international patients in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for other languages. Before a visit, the international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and relevant records, such as previous hearing test results, imaging reports (for example MRI or CT), laboratory results, operative notes, and discharge summaries, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing test results and previous treatments, a clinical examination, and a discussion of the recommended audiological tests and possible next steps in care. Video consultation is available for international patients, which may be useful for an initial review of existing reports or for follow-up discussion, although hearing tests themselves require an in-person visit.