# This simple test can help kids hear better

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2017
- Speaker: Susan Emmett
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_emmett_this_simple_test_can_help_kids_hear_better)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Children who live in rural areas can have a hard time getting to the doctor -- much less to an audiologist's clinic for expensive, complex tests to check their hearing. The result for too many kids is hearing loss caused by ear infections and other curable or preventable problems. That's why ear surgeon and TED Fellow Susan Emmett is working with 15 communities in rural Alaska to create a simple, low-cost test that only requires a cell phone. Learn more about her work and how it could change the lives of children who don't have access to hearing care.

## Lectures

1. [This simple test can help kids hear better](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/susan_emmett_this_simple_test_can_help_kids_hear_better/89f5f57fffb2), 6 min (TED's player)