Susan Emmett: This simple test can help kids hear better
Susan Emmett: Ce test simple peut aider les enfants à mieux entendre
TED Fellow Susan Emmett studies global hearing health disparities in 15 countries and Indigenous groups around the world, in an effort to fight preventable hearing loss. Full bio
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of why hearing matters
bien entendre est important
to fish on the open water,
la pêche en eau libre,
et la cueillette de baies,
des autochtones d'Alaska.
to Alaskan Native culture.
aux régions rurales d'Alaska.
estimates there are 1.1 billion people
que 1,1 milliard de personnes
dans le monde.
population here in sub-Saharan Africa.
ici, en Afrique subsaharienne.
and middle-income countries,
pays à faibles et moyens revenus,
à des soins auditifs.
is tremendous.
de ces gens est immense.
I treated in Alaska.
que j'ai soigné en Alaska.
when he was barely four months old.
alors qu'il avait tout juste quatre mois.
compared to his brothers.
comparé à ses frères.
had resulted in hearing loss.
avaient dégénéré en perte d'audition.
will continue to lag behind.
continuera d'être à la traîne.
mauvais à l'école,
forcément en être ainsi.
that half of all global hearing loss
la moitié de toutes ces pertes d'audition
is identified and treated promptly,
décelée et soignée à temps,
qu'il aura en grandissant
he has as he grows up
with partners around the world
avec des associés internationaux
for hearing loss prevention.
de prévenir la perte d'audition.
with a tribal health organization
avec une organisation de santé autochtone
Health Corporation.
requires testing by an audiologist
qui mesure la perte d'audition
Anuk's ears under a microscope
les oreilles d'Anuk avec un microscope
available in remote settings.
disponible dans les régions reculées.
aren't connected to a hospital
communautés n'ont pas accès à un hôpital
Alaska has developed
l'Alaska a développé
village health clinics
de centres médicaux de villages
all types of health concerns.
tous les problèmes de santé.
that ear-related telemedicine consults
les téléconsultations pour les oreilles
qu'un examen en personne.
for 91 percent of patients
91% des patients a été évité
in the Norton Sound region.
dans la baie de Norton Sound.
in travel costs in this single region
plus de 18 millions de dollars en trajet
of telemedicine to a new level,
la télémédecine plus loin
Outcomes Research.
Outcomes Research Institute.
combinons la télémédecine
we are merging telemedicine
beyond health care settings.
au-delà des centres de soins de santé.
developed in South Africa,
développé en Afrique du Sud,
than traditional equipment
qu'un équipement traditionnel
and noise monitoring
un système de mesure du bruit
remplacerait le microscope
instead of a microscope
screening and images are done.
le dépistage et les images sont réalisés.
de télémédecine d'Alaska
telemedicine technology
à des spécialistes,
to the treatment he needs.
un essai en aveugle
le long de la Mer de Béring
de cette intervention.
hearing loss across the state of Alaska.
d'audition infantile à travers l'Alaska.
than a single state.
au-delà d'un simple État.
can revolutionize access to care.
révolutionner l'accès aux soins.
two ear surgeons and 11 audiologists
chirurgiens des oreilles et 11 audiologues
and community health workers
aux enseignants et agents de santé locaux
à des enfants comme ceux du Malawi.
to children in places like Malawi.
pourrait changer la vie d'enfants
could change children's lives
des soins des oreilles avant,
to hearing care before,
d'un téléphone portable.
of preventable hearing loss.
de la prévention de la perte d'audition.
are depending on us.
comme lui, dépendent de nous.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Susan Emmett - Ear surgeonTED Fellow Susan Emmett studies global hearing health disparities in 15 countries and Indigenous groups around the world, in an effort to fight preventable hearing loss.
Why you should listen
Susan Emmett is an ear surgeon and public health expert who develops evidence-based solutions to address preventable hearing loss. She studies novel pathways for prevention and applies digital innovations such as mobile screening and telemedicine to extend access to care to even the most remote communities. Collaboration across disciplines and countries is central to Emmett's research, fueling a global effort to address a neglected public health concern.
Emmett serves as Assistant Professor of Surgery and Global Health at Duke University in Durham, NC, USA. She has been an invited speaker at more than 20 international and national conferences and has authored numerous articles on hearing health in leading medical journals. She consults for the World Health Organization and leads the advocacy efforts of the Coalition for Global Hearing Health. Emmett spends much of her time in remote communities in northwest Alaska, where she co-leads a randomized trial to address childhood hearing loss funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. While at home in North Carolina, she provides medical and surgical care to patients with hearing loss and trains the next generation of medical students, residents, and postdoctoral fellows in global hearing health research. She was named a TED Fellow in 2017.
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