The total cost of hearing loss treatment in Turkey varies based on the specific procedures and devices needed. A doctor consultation is $160, a temporal bone CT scan costs $380, and a hearing test is $200. A cochlear implant surgery, including the device and procedure, costs around $19,900. Other options, such as stapedoplasty surgery, cost $6,650 per ear. The treatment plan is customized according to the patient"s individual assessment and needs.
| Turkey | Austria | Spain | |
| Stapedectomy | from $2,300 | from $5,000 | from $3,200 |
| Cochlear implant placement | from $21,642 | from $35,000 | from $19,622 |
Prof. Yavuz Selim Yildirim has performed 900+ treatments, specializing in cochlear implants at Hisar Hospital Intercontinental.
Dr. Altoparlak has performed over 900 surgeries in otolaryngology and aesthetics, with a strong focus on ear and nose reconstruction.
Assoc. Prof. Selman Sarica has performed 1,100+ treatments, specializing in otologic procedures at Hisar Hospital Intercontinental.
Prof. Dr. M. Emre Üstündağ is a Professor of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Anadolu Medical Center in Gebze. He has been a professor at Kocaeli University since 2006. He completed his MD and ENT residency at Istanbul University between 1983 and 1995. He has worked at Istanbul and Kocaeli universities and at Acıbadem hospitals. He has also maintained a private practice since 2006.
Clinical focus: head and neck oncology and surgery; rhinology and rhinoplasty; laryngology; septoplasty; sleep apnea surgery.
He completed international training in Ireland (Ardkeen). In Germany, he trained in Tübingen; Freiburg (otology, 4 months); and Regensburg (rhinology, 4 months). In the USA, he trained at Stanford in laryngology and sleep apnea (4 months). He has 47 international articles and 788 citations (Google Scholar, Jan 2026). He is a member of the Turkish ORL-HNS, the Istanbul University ENT Association, and the German ORL-HNS.