Susan Emmett: This simple test can help kids hear better
Susan Emmett: Este simples teste pode ajudar as crianças a ouvir 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
como é importante ouvir,
to fish on the open water,
a pesca no alto mar,
to Alaskan Native culture.
da cultura nativa do Alasca.
não é exclusiva do Alasca rural.
estimates there are 1.1 billion people
de pessoas com perda de audição
population here in sub-Saharan Africa.
a população aqui na África subsaariana.
de rendimentos baixos ou médios
and middle-income countries,
a tratamento auditivo.
é tremendo.
is tremendous.
que eu tratei no Alasca.
I treated in Alaska.
when he was barely four months old.
quando ele tinha apenas quatro meses.
compared to his brothers.
tanto como os irmãos.
had resulted in hearing loss.
resultaram na perda de audição.
continuará a atrasar-se.
will continue to lag behind.
piores resultados na escola,
that half of all global hearing loss
metade de toda a perda auditiva mundial.
is identified and treated promptly,
for identificada e tratada prontamente
que ele tem, ao crescer,
he has as he grows up
com parceiros em todo o mundo
with partners around the world
da perda de audição.
for hearing loss prevention.
com uma organização tribal de saúde,
with a tribal health organization
Health Corporation.
requer um teste por um audiólogo,
requires testing by an audiologist
os ouvidos de Anuk ao microscópio
Anuk's ears under a microscope
available in remote settings.
em locais remotos.
aren't connected to a hospital
por estrada a um hospital,
Alaska has developed
de medicina de ponta, à distância,
village health clinics
clínicas de saúde das aldeias
all types of health concerns.
de todos os tipos de problemas de saúde.
that ear-related telemedicine consults
que as consultas à distância
são equivalentes a um exame em pessoa.
for 91 percent of patients
por 91% dos doentes
à distância na região de Norton Sound.
in the Norton Sound region.
in travel costs in this single region
mais de 18 milhões em despesas de viagens
da medicina à distância a um novo nível,
of telemedicine to a new level,
Outcomes Research Institute.
Research Institute.
a medicina à distância
we are merging telemedicine
da triagem especializada
beyond health care settings.
desenvolvido na África do Sul,
developed in South Africa,
do que o equipamento tradicional
than traditional equipment
e um sistema de medição do ruído
and noise monitoring
em vez de um microscópio
instead of a microscope
faz-se o rastreio e as imagens.
screening and images are done.
de medicina à distância do Alasca
telemedicine technology
para o tratamento de que ele precisa.
to the treatment he needs.
um estudo randomizado
ao longo do Mar de Bering
esta intervenção funciona bem.
a perda de audição infantil
hearing loss across the state of Alaska.
do que um simples estado.
than a single state.
pode revolucionar o acesso ao tratamento.
can revolutionize access to care.
two ear surgeons and 11 audiologists
dois cirurgiões auditivos,
de 17 milhões.
and community health workers
e profissionais de saúde comunitários
to children in places like Malawi.
a crianças em lugares como o Malawi.
pode mudar a vida das crianças
could change children's lives
a tratamento de ouvidos,
to hearing care before,
of preventable hearing loss.
da perda de audição evitável.
dependem de nós.
are depending on us.
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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