Sıla Çelebi, Audiologist

Sıla Çelebi is an audiologist working within the Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) unit at Acibadem Kent Hospital in İzmir, Türkiye. She has more than seven years in medicine. Her listed areas of expertise are childhood hearing loss, audiometry and BERA (ABR) testing, which together describe the hearing assessment work she carries out for children and adults referred to the unit.

Sıla Çelebi graduated from İnönü University School of Health in 2019. Her professional experience began at Manisa Duy Device Center, where she worked from 2022 to 2023. She then worked at Ekol Kbb Duymer Hearing Aids from 2023 to 2024. In 2024 she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services, and she currently sees patients at Acibadem Kent Hospital in İzmir.

Clinical focus

A central part of Sıla Çelebi’s work is childhood hearing loss. Hearing assessment in children requires methods suited to the child’s age and ability to cooperate, and her listed expertise covers the testing used to identify and characterize hearing loss in this group. Findings from these assessments are considered alongside the clinical evaluation carried out by the physicians of the Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) unit, so that any further steps can be discussed with the family on the basis of documented results.

Her testing expertise includes audiometry, which measures how a person responds to sounds of different frequencies and intensities, and BERA (ABR) testing, an objective method that records the auditory pathway’s response to sound and does not depend on the patient actively responding. BERA (ABR) testing is relevant where behavioral testing is difficult, including in infants and young children. The results of these tests help describe the type and degree of hearing loss, which in turn informs the discussion of options between the family and the treating team.

How Sıla Çelebi works with international patients

Sıla Çelebi 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, including any previous hearing test results, imaging reports such as MRI or CT, laboratory results, and discharge summaries, and it arranges appointments and organises 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 options. Video consultation is available for international patients, which allows a patient or a child’s family abroad to speak with her before deciding whether to travel.