Susan Emmett: This simple test can help kids hear better
Susan Emmett: Este exame simples pode ajudar as crianças a ouvirem melhor
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
é importante para o povo nativo do Alasca.
to fish on the open water,
pescar em mar aberto,
to Alaskan Native culture.
para a cultura nativa do Alasca.
exclusiva do Alasca rural.
estimates there are 1.1 billion people
estima que há 1,1 bilhão de pessoas
em todo o mundo.
population here in sub-Saharan Africa.
a população aqui da África subsaariana.
and middle-income countries,
de baixa e média renda,
a cuidados auditivos.
is tremendous.
I treated in Alaska.
de quem tratei no Alasca.
when he was barely four months old.
quando ele tinha apenas quatro meses.
compared to his brothers.
comparado a seus irmãos.
had resulted in hearing loss.
resultaram em perda auditiva.
will continue to lag behind.
continuará a ficar para trás.
that half of all global hearing loss
que metade da perda auditiva mundial
is identified and treated promptly,
for identificada e tratada rapidamente,
he has as he grows up
conforme ele cresce
with partners around the world
com parceiros em todo o mundo
for hearing loss prevention.
para a prevenção da perda auditiva.
with a tribal health organization
com uma organização de saúde nacional
Health Corporation.
requires testing by an audiologist
requer o exame por um audiologista
com muitos equipamentos permanentes.
Anuk's ears under a microscope
os ouvidos de Anuk em um microscópio
available in remote settings.
disponíveis em localidades remotas.
aren't connected to a hospital
a um hospital por rodovia,
Alaska has developed
o Alasca desenvolveu
de última geração
village health clinics
de saúde de cidades pequenas
all types of health concerns.
de todos os tipos de assuntos de saúde.
that ear-related telemedicine consults
de telemedicina relacionadas ao ouvido
for 91 percent of patients
não precisaram viajar
in the Norton Sound region.
na região de Norton Sound.
in travel costs in this single region
em custos com viagens nessa única região
of telemedicine to a new level,
da telemedicina a um novo patamar,
Outcomes Research Institute.
Outcomes Research Institute.
we are merging telemedicine
unindo a telemedicina
beyond health care settings.
da triagem especializada
da assistência médica.
developed in South Africa,
desenvolvida na África do Sul,
than traditional equipment
do que o equipamento tradicional
and noise monitoring
os sons e monitoram ruído
em vez de um microscópio
instead of a microscope
screening and images are done.
em questão de minutos.
telemedicine technology
de telemedicina do Alasca
to the treatment he needs.
de que ele precisa.
um teste aleatório,
ao longo do Mar de Bering,
funciona bem ou não.
hearing loss across the state of Alaska.
infantil em todo o estado do Alasca.
do que um único estado.
than a single state.
can revolutionize access to care.
o acesso ao cuidado médico.
2 cirurgiões de ouvido e 11 audiologistas
two ear surgeons and 11 audiologists
and community health workers
comunitários de saúde
para crianças em lugares como o Malawi.
to children in places like Malawi.
could change children's lives
pode mudar a vida das crianças
a cuidados auditivos antes,
to hearing care before,
de um telefone celular.
of preventable hearing loss.
da perda auditiva evitável.
are depending on us.
como ele dependem de nós.
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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