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Dr. Audiologist Emel Uğur

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Born in 1982 in Çanakkale, Dr. Audiologist Emel Uğur is one of Turkey’s leading figures in hearing and balance health, thanks to her academic and clinical expertise in audiology. She began her professional career at the Istanbul Training and Research Hospital, where she worked for 15 years, focusing on pediatric audiology, otologic disorders, and vestibular system dysfunctions. Since 2015, she has been a part of the Acıbadem Healthcare Group, continuing her work at Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital and Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University.

Emel Uğur holds a PhD in Audiology from Istanbul Aydın University. Her doctoral thesis explored brain mapping of motion sickness using EEG and virtual reality technologies. In her master’s research, she evaluated the effectiveness of virtual reality-based vestibular rehabilitation.

Academically, she serves as a faculty member and head of the Audiometry Department at Acıbadem University Vocational School of Health Services, mentoring young professionals in audiology education and scientific research.

Her clinical interests include hearing loss, balance disorders, motion sickness, virtual reality-based vestibular rehabilitation, and cognitive-vestibular functions in the elderly.

🔹 Academic and Scientific Contributions

Dr. Uğur has served as a reviewer for many international journals indexed in SCI-E and ESCI, including Journal of International Advanced Otology, Nature, Frontiers Virtual Reality, and Journal of Audiology and Otology.

Her internationally published articles include:

  • The Potential Use of Virtual Reality in Vestibular Rehabilitation of Motion Sickness (Auris Nasus Larynx, 2022)
  • Evaluation of the Effect of Hearing Loss on Cognitive-Vestibular Functions in the Geriatric Population (Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2024)
  • Is the Brightness-Contrast Level of Virtual Reality Videos Significant for Visually Induced Motion Sickness? (Frontiers, 2024)

She has also contributed as a chapter author in the books “Basic Vestibular Rehabilitation Handbook” and “How to Write a Medical Article Step by Step.”

🔹 Participation

Actively participating in many national and international congresses, Dr. Uğur has presented her work at events such as the Congresses of Audiology and Speech Disorders, European Federation of Audiology Societies Congress, and International Congress of Audio-Vestibular Medicine.

🔹 Areas of Expertise

  • Pediatric Audiology
  • Vestibular Rehabilitation
  • Virtual Reality-Based Audiological Research
  • Hearing Loss and Balance Disorders
  • Cognitive-Vestibular Functions in the Elderly
  • Otologic Diseases