Nazlı Can Üstün, Audiologist

Nazlı Can Üstün is an audiologist at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul, where she works within the Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) unit. Her clinical work is centered on the assessment of hearing loss in children and adults. She uses audiometry and BERA (ABR) testing to characterize hearing concerns and to help guide the next steps in evaluation. She has more than three years of experience in the field of audiology.

She completed her education at Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Health Sciences. In 2023 she began working as an audiologist at Bezmialem Vakıf University Hospital, where she carried out hearing evaluations as part of a university hospital setting. In 2025 she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services and now continues her audiology practice at the Altunizade hospital.

Clinical focus

Nazlı Can Üstün’s areas of expertise are hearing loss, pediatric hearing loss, audiometry, and BERA (ABR) testing. Her assessments are directed at understanding the nature of a patient’s hearing concern and selecting diagnostic testing that fits the individual situation. For adults, this typically involves an audiometric evaluation to document hearing thresholds. For children, including infants and young patients who may not be able to take part in conventional behavioral testing, she performs pediatric hearing assessments and BERA (ABR) testing, which records the auditory pathway’s response to sound without requiring active participation from the child.

Working within the ENT unit, she carries out hearing evaluations that support the wider clinical assessment of patients seen by the otorhinolaryngology team. Test results are interpreted cautiously and in the context of the patient’s history, and the findings are used to inform discussion of appropriate follow-up. Her role is diagnostic and supportive: she provides the hearing evaluation and the information needed for patients and families to understand the current hearing status and for the treating physicians to plan further care where indicated.

How Nazlı Can Üstün works with international patients

Nazlı Can Üstün speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as earlier hearing test results, MRI or CT reports, laboratory results 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 hearing evaluation, and a discussion of the options. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to review their hearing concerns and existing reports before deciding on travel, or to discuss findings after an assessment has taken place.