Name: 【TED】Susan Emmett: This simple test can help kids hear better (This simple test can help kids hear better | Susan Emmett)
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Listen to the sounds of why hearing matters

Hearing loss makes it hard to fish on the open water,

activities central to Alaskan Native culture.

Hearing loss isn't unique to rural Alaska.

The Global Burden of Disease Project estimates there are 1.1 billion people

That's more people than the entire population here in sub-Saharan Africa.

Over 80 percent are in low- and middle-income countries,

The impact on people's lives is tremendous.

Anuk is a three-year-old boy I treated in Alaska.

Ear infections started when he was barely four months old.

worried he didn't say much compared to his brothers.

Sure enough, many rounds of infections had resulted in hearing loss.

Without treatment, Anuk's speech will continue to lag behind.

The World Health Organization estimates that half of all global hearing loss

If Anuk's hearing loss is identified and treated promptly,

his life and the opportunities he has as he grows up

I'm an ear surgeon working with partners around the world

on new pathways for hearing loss prevention.

This solution comes from my collaboration with a tribal health organization

called the Norton Sound Health Corporation.

Hearing loss evaluation traditionally requires testing by an audiologist

An ear surgeon then examines Anuk's ears under a microscope

These resources simply aren't available in remote settings.

In a state where 75 percent of communities aren't connected to a hospital

To overcome these barriers, Alaska has developed

that connects over 250 village health clinics

with specialists who triage all types of health concerns.

My colleagues have validated that ear-related telemedicine consults

In 2016, travel was prevented for 91 percent of patients

receiving specialty telemedicine in the Norton Sound region.

Telemedicine has saved over 18 million in travel costs in this single region

Our team is taking the power of telemedicine to a new level,

funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

For the first time, we are merging telemedicine

that extends the reach of expert triage beyond health care settings.

This cell-based screen, developed in South Africa,

costs over 10 times less than traditional equipment

sound-attenuating headphones and noise monitoring

and I would use a phone adapter instead of a microscope

In a matter of minutes, screening and images are done.

We then apply Alaska telemedicine technology

who connect Anuk to the treatment he needs.

to study how well this intervention works.

Our goal is to prevent childhood hearing loss across the state of Alaska.

But the concept is bigger than a single state.

Mobile telemedicine can revolutionize access to care.

In Malawi, for example, there are only two ear surgeons and 11 audiologists

This technology could empower teachers and community health workers

to provide access to care to children in places like Malawi.

Scaling up globally could change children's lives

who have never had access to hearing care before,

It's time to change the course of preventable hearing loss.

Anuk and countless children like him are depending on us.

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