⚠️𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: NO MEDICAL OR DENTAL ADVICE. Nicole Goldfarb and Airway Answers does not give medical advice. The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition. Reliance on any information provided in this video is solely at your own risk. We make no representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the information presented. You should not use these materials to diagnose or treat any health issues, illnesses or diseases. In addition, we do not recommend or endorse any provider of health care or health-related products, items, or services. 
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Some insights from this interview:

 ✅Holistic Perspective: Dr. Decker emphasizes that orthodontics must connect breathing, teeth, function, and development; ignoring underlying issues leads to relapse.

🔑 Early Intervention:
He champions interceptive
treatment starting as early as age four because growth can be guided
easily, providing huge opportunities compared to struggling with complex adult
cases.

👃 Signs vs. Symptoms:
Dentists must look for the "smoke" (early signs like lack of primate
gaps or mouth breathing) to prevent the "fire" (adult destruction and
severe malocclusion).

💖 Function is Retention: All orthodontic
patients need a functional assessment (OMT). Success hinges on creating adequate space for the
tongue and facilitating nasal breathing, which leads to better behavior,
health, and stability.

🧠 Case Insight:
Expanding the palate in a Down syndrome patient resulted in improved hearing,
better speech, and the cessation of snoring.
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⁣𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔! 

👉🎧 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨: https://airwayanswers.buzzsprout.com/2408017/follow 
👉👀 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 (𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞): https://youtu.be/T8h0r1DUeWI
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Dr Steffen has been an Orthodontic Specialist since 2012. He completed his primary dental training and his specialist training in Germany, Switzerland and the US. Dr Steffen is highly trained and experienced in early interceptive orthodontic treatment (from as young as 4).  He considers the whole patient development throughout his treatment and connects the dots between breathing, teeth, function and development. In getting the structure of the arch organized at an early age, we can improve breathing, the risk of teasing at school or traumatic damage to the teeth is greatly reduced.He is one of the world’s leading Clear Aligner providers in children and lingual orthodontists having treated over 1300 lingual orthodontic patients and has served as a member of the Global Advisory Board for 3M and Align Technology and has been their Clinical Advisor for Western Europe for 3M.He is the Director of the Orthodontic Specialist Academy. Dr Steffen was an Official Invisalign Clinical Speaker, lecturing worldwide and is now a KOL for Angel Align. Dr. Decker is as well the first and only Kois Recognized Specialist in the UK and John Kois Scientific Advisor for Orthodontics and Airway.

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ABOUT THE HOST: 

Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP-COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, international speaker, and author.  
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🎧𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨: https://airwayanswers.buzzsprout.com/2408017/follow 
💻𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: www.AirwayAnswers.info 
📩𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: [email protected] 
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565074499503 
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: https://www.instagram.com/sandiegospeechandmyotherapy/
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤: https://www.tiktok.com/@

⚠️𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: NO MEDICAL OR DENTAL ADVICE. Nicole Goldfarb and Airway Answers does not give medical advice. The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition. Reliance on any information provided in this video is solely at your own risk. We make no representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the information presented. You should not use these materials to diagnose or treat any health issues, illnesses or diseases. In addition, we do not recommend or endorse any provider of health care or health-related products, items, or services. 
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✅ 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙗𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙜𝙚 47 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙚’𝙨 𝙝𝙪𝙨𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙, 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙖𝙥𝙣𝙚𝙖, 𝘿𝙧. 𝙎𝙤𝙠𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙥𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝘽𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝘼𝙬𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜. 

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰:

📚𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚'𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: Her book is a family drama/medical mystery promoting alternatives to CPAP, which has a pre-launch starting October 6. Dr. Sokolina aims to promote healthier breathing and rid the world of sleep issues. 

• 🦷 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐦 & 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬: Night guards are not enough; holistic care must address the underlying causes of bruxism, often sleep disturbances or the search for emotional/physical balance. Myofunctional therapy is a crucial component of this balance.

• 👩‍⚕️ 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: Dentists should screen all patients by looking for obvious signs of sleep disordered breathing, including broken teeth, large tonsils, thick nasal sides, and acid reflux clues.

• 🧪 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚: Microbiome saliva testing offers objective data to explain systemic connections, like inflammation and predisposition for Alzheimer’s or sleep apnea, to patients.

• 🌍 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: A major hope is to bridge the communication gap between the "dental planet" (dentists, myofunctional therapists) and the "sleep physician planet" (medical professionals).

⁣𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔! 

👉🎧 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨: https://airwayanswers.buzzsprout.com/2408017/follow 

👉👀 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 (𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞): https://youtu.be/gcK195412Sk

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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Dr. Maria Sokolina, founder and CEO of Harmony Dental Arts, promotes health through sound sleep and breathing. A NYU-trained dentist specializing in dental sleep medicine, implants, and cosmetics, she authored Breathless Awakening. Practicing in Manhattan and Clifton, she’s a speaker, educator, and advocate connecting patients and experts worldwide.
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ABOUT THE HOST: 
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP-COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, international speaker, and author.  
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🎧𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨: https://airwayanswers.buzzsprout.com/2408017/follow 
💻𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: www.AirwayAnswers.info 
📩𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: [email protected] 
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565074499503 
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: https://www.instagram.com/sandiegospeechandmyotherapy/
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤: https://www.tiktok.com/@airway.answers

⚠️𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: NO MEDICAL OR DENTAL ADVICE. Nicole Goldfarb and Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb does not give medical advice. The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition. Reliance on any information provided in this video is solely at your own risk. We make no representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the information presented. You should not use these materials to diagnose or treat any health issues, illnesses or diseases. In addition, we do not recommend or endorse any provider of health care or health-related products, items, or services. 
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𝑳𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑻𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒑𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒄𝒐-𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝑫𝒓. 𝑲𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊 𝑯𝒂𝒍𝒆.
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 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧:
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✅ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰: Toothpillow can be described as, “Your virtual airway dentists”. Toothpillow’s philosophy is "preventing problems, saving lives" 💖, with the specific mission to 𝐫𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. The core belief is that "We have to start getting it right for our kids". 

✅ 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Toothpillow is defined as a 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 💻 specializing in tele-dentistry and airway screening; it is a program, not a proprietary appliance.
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✅ 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: The program uses 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 (such as Vivos Guides and Myobrace) which are described as low-cost, removable habit correctors for growing mouths.
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✅ 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞: Success requires 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞. 𝑴𝒚𝒐𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒓. 
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✅ 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 & 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬: Toothpillow screens over 2,000 children monthly and recently hit the milestone of 𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Case submission for assessment is free.
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✅ 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: Over 50% of submissions for older children (ages 10–12) are denied virtual care because their conditions require more aggressive expansion and in-office oversight.
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✅ 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬: Treatment involves 𝟐𝟒 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 for approximately $2,000, utilizing a HIPPA compliant app for communication and required check-ins. A pediatric sleep physician is also available for consultations.

𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔! 

👉👀 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 (𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞): https://youtu.be/bCyvFNTygNs

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ABOUT OUR GUEST: 
Dr. Kalli Hale is passionate about how our teeth affect our systemic health. Her training in obstructive sleep apnea has transformed both her personal and professional career. Dr. Hale works with dentists around the country to develop clinical protocols for the treatment of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea and sleep-disordered breathing. Her work in pediatric expansion and sleep-disordered breathing catapulted her speaking career and lives by the slogan “we have to start getting it right, for our kids.” Kalli is the co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer of The Airway Dentists, a group of practices in Houston dedicated to ridding the world of sleep-disordered breathing." Kalli is a proud founder and the Chief Dental Officer for Toothpillow, Inc.! 

www.theairwaydentists.com
www.toothpillow.com  
INSTAGRAM: @theairwaycentereddentist
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ABOUT THE HOST: 
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC-SLP, COM®, is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, international speaker, and author. She specializes in orofacial myofunctional therapy and sleep-disordered breathing, contributing to professional journals, textbooks, and a children’s book series. She owns San Diego Center for Speech & Myofunctional Therapy and mentors clinicians worldwide.
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⚠️𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: NO MEDICAL OR DENTAL ADVICE. Nicole Goldfarb and Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb does not give medical advice. The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition. Reliance on any information provided in this video is solely at your own risk. We make no representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the information presented. You should not use these materials to diagnose or treat any health issues, illnesses or diseases. In addition, we do not recommend or endorse any provider of health care or health-related products, items, or services. 

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Dr. Yousefian is an Orthodontist specializing in airway techniques to assist in the treatment of sleep apnea and other airway issues. 🌬️The profound interview covers the following topics, and more🔥:

✅ A review of a variety of expansion techniques on the upper and lower jaws.

✅The concepts of “telodontics” and “telegnathics” represent an orthodontic paradigm focusing on non-restrictive expansion of jaws and teeth for airway health. 🌬️This approach contrasts with traditional methods that may retract jaws and teeth and compromise breathing. ⬆️

✅A variety of ways to expand the mandible in order to achieve more meaningful expansion on the upper jaw as well as address other areas of airway deficiency.  Mandibular expansion techniques like DAME (Distraction Assisted Mandibular Expansion) surgically widen the lower jaw in adults, which can significantly enhance the effectiveness of maxillary expansion for treating sleep apnea. 🛠️ Addressing the mandible in children is also extremely important and dental uprighting on the lower arch can allow more expansion on the upper.

✅The APNO TX appliance is a versatile tool used during treatment for TMJ, bruxism, snoring, and sleep apnea management. 🛌

✅This interdisciplinary philosophy bridges dentistry and medicine, providing comprehensive solutions for complex airway issues. 💡

𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔! 

👉👀 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 (𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞): https://youtu.be/xlnxD_Sme1E

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ABOUT OUR GUEST: Dr. Joseph Yousefian, D.M.D, M.S, is a board-certified orthodontist in Bellevue, Washington, specializing in airway-focused orthodontics and dental sleep medicine. A Diplomate of both the American Board of Orthodontics and the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, he pioneered Teledontics and Telegnathics, innovative methodologies for treating temporomandibular disorders, obstructive sleep apnea, and complex craniofacial issues. Educated at Washington University and Ohio State University, he has published over 30 scientific articles and textbook contributions, lectures internationally, and has received numerous awards, including the American Association of Orthodontists Award of Special Merit, for advancing orthodontic prevention, diagnostics, and treatment.

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ABOUT OUR HOST: Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, international speaker, and author.  She is the owner of San Diego Center For Speech Therapy & Myofunctional Therapy and serves as a mentor and consultant in the field of OMT. 

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💻𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: www.SanDiegoCenterForSpeechTherapy.com 
📩𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: [email protected] 
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565074499503 
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: https://www.instagram.com/sandiegospeechandmyotherapy/
 👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤: https://www.tiktok.com/@airway.answers 

⚠️𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: NO MEDICAL OR DENTAL ADVICE. Nicole Goldfarb and Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb does not give medical advice. The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition. Reliance on any information provided in this video is solely at your own risk. We make no representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the information presented. You should not use these materials to diagnose or treat any health issues, illnesses or diseases. In addition, we do not recommend or endorse any provider of health care or health-related products, items, or services. 
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This part 2 episode delves into non-anatomical factors causing airway collapse and resistance. 🌬️
Some Key Topics:
✅Understanding the Pcrit, what is normal, the goal of therapy in terms of the ideal Pcrit, and what causes specific amounts of changes to the Pcrit including oral appliances, nose breathing, weight loss, etc.
✅The primary non-anatomical triad includes arousal threshold, loop gain, and muscle recruitment. 🧠💪
✅These physiological contributors upregulate the sympathetic nervous system, leading to inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction. 🔥
✅Effective treatment requires a multi-therapy approach, as monotherapy is often insufficient to address all contributing factors. 🛠️
✅Understanding these elements is key for comprehensive sleep-disordered breathing management. 💡
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ABOUT OUR GUEST: 
Dr. Steve Lamberg has been practicing all phases of general dentistry in Northport, New York, for 40 years with a focus on comprehensive restorative dentistry.  He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and has served on their board review faculty.  He is the inventor of the Lamberg SleepWell Appliance “LSW”, which is an FDA-cleared appliance for the treatment of OSA and holds several related patents.  He regularly contributes articles to peer-reviewed journals, is on the editorial review board of Dental Sleep Practice, and lectures internationally to help dentists integrate the many aspects of dental sleep medicine into their general dental practices.  Dr. Lamberg also launched, and serves as the director of, the Pediatric and Adult Airway Network of New York (PAANNY), to provide a regional platform where dentists, physicians, orofacial myologists, and other related professionals learn and collaborate on treatment patients of all ages.  Additionally, Dr. Lamberg serves as a Scientific Advisor for airway at the Kois Center in Seattle and has created a course there focusing on practicing dentistry on airway compromised patients.   Dr. Lamberg also created and teaches a curriculum for Nierman Dental Sleep Medicine mini-residency. After creating a medical screening questionnaire, the Lamberg Questionnaire, he went on to publish a supporting book, "Treat the Cause…Treat the Airway”.
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ABOUT THE HOST: 
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, international speaker, and author.  She is the owner of San Diego Center For Speech Therapy & Myofunctional Therapy and serves as a mentor and consultant in the field of OMT. 
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💻𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: www.SanDiegoCenterForSpeechTherapy.com 
📩𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: [email protected] 
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565074499503 
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: https://www.instagram.com/sandiegospeechandmyotherapy/
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤: https://www.tiktok.com/@airway.answers

⚠️𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: NO MEDICAL OR DENTAL ADVICE. Nicole Goldfarb and Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb does not give medical advice. The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition. Reliance on any information provided in this video is solely at your own risk. We make no representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the information presented. You should not use these materials to diagnose or treat any health issues, illnesses or diseases. In addition, we do not recommend or endorse any provider of health care or health-related products, items, or services. 
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This interview with Dr. Steve Lambert highlights key insights into sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with special focus on 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 such as 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝, and 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 (𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐩 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧).

🔑𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬🔑:

✅ Nearly all dental problems are related to 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬🦷.⁣

✅ OSA involves both 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 (𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥) 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 (𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥/𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥) components, like impaired pharyngeal dilator muscle function, low arousal threshold, and unstable ventilatory control (high loop gain) 🌬️.⁣

✅ The goal of treatment is to achieve a "𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞" (𝐏𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭) of minus 10 centimeters of water, meaning the airway withstands negative pressure without collapsing 🎯.

⁣✅𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 are management tools, not cures, and although they can be very effective for OSA, they usually cause bite changes 💡.

✅ Effective treatment requires a comprehensive " 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐭 " approach, combining multiple therapies rather than monotherapy, addressing structure, function, and behavior. 🧠

✅ Dr. Lamberg wrote the book 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆... 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒊𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒚: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝑨𝒑𝒏𝒆𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆, developed the 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥 for screening, diagnosis, data collection, and targeted treatment, and the 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 as a risk assessment tool 📋. He also created the 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐠 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.

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ABOUT OUR GUEST:

Dr. Steve Lamberg has been practicing all phases of general dentistry in Northport, New York, for 40 years with a focus on comprehensive restorative dentistry.  He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and has served on their board review faculty.  He is the inventor of the Lamberg SleepWell Appliance “LSW”, which is an FDA-cleared appliance for the treatment of OSA and holds several related patents.  He regularly contributes articles to peer-reviewed journals, is on the editorial review board of Dental Sleep Practice, and lectures internationally to help dentists integrate the many aspects of dental sleep medicine into their general dental practices.  Dr. Lamberg also launched, and serves as the director of, the Pediatric and Adult Airway Network of New York (PAANNY), to provide a regional platform where dentists, physicians, orofacial myologists, and other related professionals learn and collaborate on treatment patients of all ages.  Additionally, Dr. Lamberg serves as a Scientific Advisor for airway at the Kois Center in Seattle and has created a course there focusing on practicing dentistry on airway compromised patients.   Dr. Lamberg also created and teaches a curriculum for Nierman Dental Sleep Medicine mini-residency. After creating a medical screening questionnaire, the Lamberg Questionnaire, he went on to publish a supporting book, "Treat the Cause…Treat the Airway”.

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ABOUT THE HOST: 

Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial&

⚠️𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: NO MEDICAL OR DENTAL ADVICE. Nicole Goldfarb and Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb does not give medical advice. The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition. Reliance on any information provided in this video is solely at your own risk. We make no representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the information presented. You should not use these materials to diagnose or treat any health issues, illnesses or diseases. In addition, we do not recommend or endorse any provider of health care or health-related products, items, or services. 
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This Airway Answers episode features 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧-𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳, 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭, discussing pediatric feeding and airway issues. Key topics included:
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✅ 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 for babies with feeding difficulties. 
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✅We must look at feeding issues not just from a sensory aspect but also look at the impacts of aspects such as 𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐢𝐞, 𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, to name a few.
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✅ 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 (OT, PT, dentists) is vital for optimal outcomes. 
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✅ 𝐓𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 (𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬) 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞/𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞, not just a quick fix. 💡
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✅Common 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐬 and the 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐑𝐅𝐈𝐃 were also discussed. 🤔
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✅ 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 in your area.
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𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔! 
👉👀𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 (𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞): https://youtu.be/ay3lZQsKjxo
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ABOUT OUR GUEST: 
Karyn (Car-in) is the owner of Food is Fun, Let's Eat.  She has been a pediatric occupational therapist since 2010.  She specializes in feeding therapy, in order to help families feel more comfortable, connected, and successful with meal time in their home and the community. Karyn has taken many courses to further educate herself in learning about sensory and oral motor difficulties, tethered oral tissues (TOTs), breast and bottle feeding in infants as a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist-CBS, food progression, and overall pediatric feeding difficulties. She also enjoys, values, and finds it helpful to collaborate with other like-minded healthcare professionals to ensure she is working with all disciplines of a child's team in order to provide the best quality care.
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ABOUT THE HOST: 

Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, international speaker, and author. She is the owner of San Diego Center For Speech Therapy & Myofunctional Therapy and serves as a mentor and consultant in the field of orofacial myofunctional therapy. 
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🎧𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: https://airwayanswers.buzzsprout.com/2408017/follow 
💻𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬: www.SanDiegoCenterForSpeechTherapy.com 
📩𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: [email protected] 
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565074499503 
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: https://www.instagram.com/sandiegospeechandmyotherapy/
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤: https://www.tiktok.com/@airway.answers

⚠️𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: NO MEDICAL OR DENTAL ADVICE. Nicole Goldfarb and Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb does not give medical advice. The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition. Reliance on any information provided in this video is solely at your own risk. We make no representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the information presented. You should not use these materials to diagnose or treat any health issues, illnesses or diseases. In addition, we do not recommend or endorse any provider of health care or health-related products, items, or services. 
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“𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 2: 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 & 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐋𝐑𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐀𝐏𝐍𝐄𝐀 & 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏 & 𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄𝐒” 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐌.𝐃., 𝐃𝐫. 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐌𝐜𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐬𝐡, 𝐄𝐍𝐓, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐥, 𝐃𝐃𝐒! 🎉
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This episode is 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟮 and discusses sleep disordered breathing in children and reviews some questions asked by parents and practitioners on social media forums. This series focuses on the 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻, the 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 among different specialists, and 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 regarding treatments and diagnoses. 

The primary aim of this series is to clarify issues parents face and provide a 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 of pediatric sleep disordered breathing, emphasizing that it's often more than just enlarged tonsils or requires more than CPAP alone. The 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 is highlighted as essential for effective and sustained treatment. Discussions also delve into 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 (e.g., mild findings, central apneas), the 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹-𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, and the role of 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻, as well as common symptoms like 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘅𝗶𝘀𝗺.

Key topics include:

✅𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
✅𝐂𝐏𝐀𝐏 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞. 🚫
✅𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐥/𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 
✅𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬. 💡
✅𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐩𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦. 🧠
✅𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬. 🦷
✅𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭. 👧👦
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𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔! 
👉👀 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 (𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞): https://youtu.be/sOKudsKh-LE
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ABOUT OUR GUESTS: 

Dr. Jerald H. Simmons, M.D. is a Triple Board Certified Neurologist Specializing in Sleep Disorders and Epilepsy.  He is the Founding-Director of Comprehensive Sleep Medicine Associates, with locations in Texas. 

Dr. Bill Harrell is a distinguished professional in the field of orthodontics.  Dr. Harrell’s practice was the first in Alabama and the Southeast to have 3D ConeBeam CT (CBCT) imaging, providing a comprehensive view of the patient’s anatomy, including the teeth, bones of the head and neck, the TM Joints, the Airway and sinuses, and other vital structures. His practice was also the first in the USA to include 3D face imaging and measurements of Nasal Resistance and nasal airflow using Rhinomanometry, Acoustic Rhinometry, and Peak Nasal Inspiratory Flow (PNIF).

Dr. David McIntosh is a Paediatric ENT Specialist with a particular interest in airway obstruction, facial and dental development and its relationship to ENT airway problems, and middle ear disease. . He has undertaken advanced surgical training in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery and Paediatric training at Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand.
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ABOUT THE HOST: <

⚠️𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: NO MEDICAL OR DENTAL ADVICE. Nicole Goldfarb and Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb does not give medical advice. The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition. Reliance on any information provided in this video is solely at your own risk. We make no representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the information presented. You should not use these materials to diagnose or treat any health issues, illnesses or diseases. In addition, we do not recommend or endorse any provider of health care or health-related products, items, or services. 
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Dr. Derek Mahony is a world-renowned specialist orthodontist who advocates for early interceptive orthodontic treatment and functional appliance therapy. He believes "watchful waiting is like supervised neglect" and that dental facial orthopedics (balancing jaw size and position) is crucial for airway and craniofacial development. He stresses myofunctional therapy is 100% necessary for stable outcomes and rehabilitation. 

Key Points:

✅ Early action is essential for craniofacial and airway development. No more "supervised neglect"! 🚫
✅ Focus on dental facial orthopedics, balancing jaw size and position, not just moving teeth. 🦷↔️
✅ Myofunctional therapy is 💯 necessary for stable results and muscle rehabilitation. Your tongue is the ultimate retainer! 👅
✅ A multidisciplinary team approach is crucial for resolving complex issues. 🤝
✅ Parents are empowering change, driving demand for airway-focused care. 🗣️

𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔! 👉👀 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 (𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞): https://youtu.be/NXX4_BOMmk0

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ABOUT OUR GUEST: 

Dr. Derek Mahony is a globally recognized Specialist Orthodontist known for advocating interceptive orthodontic treatment. He integrates functional and fixed appliance therapy, a method learned early in his career from leading clinicians. Dr. Mahony earned his Dental Degree from the University of Sydney and completed his Master's in Orthodontics at the Eastman Dental Hospital, London. He holds additional orthodontic qualifications from Royal Colleges in Edinburgh, England, Glasgow, and Canada. With over 3,000 active cases and decades of experience seeing 250+ patients weekly, he shares practical insights into achieving optimal facial profiles, not just straight teeth. A respected speaker at global orthodontic conferences, he is also a contributing editor and reviewer for numerous international dental journals.
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ABOUT THE HOST: 

Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC-SLP, COM®, is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, author, and international speaker specializing in sleep-disordered breathing. She owns the San Diego Center for Speech & Myofunctional Therapy and advocates early airway intervention through writing, mentoring, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
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🎧𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭: https://airwayanswers.buzzsprout.com/2408017/follow 
💻𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞: www.AirwayAnswers.info 
📩𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: [email protected] 
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61565074499503 
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦: https://www.instagram.com/sandiegospeechandmyotherapy/
👉𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐤𝐓𝐨𝐤: https://www.tiktok.com/@airway.answers

⚠️𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: NO MEDICAL OR DENTAL ADVICE. Nicole Goldfarb and Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb does not give medical advice. The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition. Reliance on any information provided in this video is solely at your own risk. We make no representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the information presented. You should not use these materials to diagnose or treat any health issues, illnesses or diseases. In addition, we do not recommend or endorse any provider of health care or health-related products, items, or services. 
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𝐈𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩? 🤔 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐀𝐃𝐇𝐃, 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦: 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩-𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠! 😴 
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𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐲𝐞-𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞, 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝-𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 – 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐚 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐲𝐨𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐭 – 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐣𝐚𝐰𝐬, 𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐬, 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩, 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 💡 
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𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐠𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 – 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠! 🚀
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✅ Sleep-disordered breathing, primarily obstructive sleep apnea, is about airway obstruction, not solely oxygen levels. 😴 
✅ Issues like snoring or partial/complete airway collapse disrupt sleep continuity, leading to consequences such as decreased focus, irritability, and hyperactivity (often misdiagnosed as ADHD). 🤯 
✅ Airway narrowing can be caused by enlarged tonsils/adenoids, deviated septum, weak oral muscles, narrow jaws, or obesity. 📏 
✅ Effective treatment requires a collaborative team including sleep doctors, ENTs, airway-minded dentists/orthodontists, and myofunctional therapists. 🤝🦷👃🗣️ 
✅ Early intervention in craniofacial development is critical for preventing problems. 👶 
✅ CPAP for children should be a temporary, transitional therapy while structural issues are addressed. 💡 
✅ There is a significant lack of education on these concepts in medical and dental training programs. 🎓❌ 
✅ A holistic approach, addressing medical, dental, skeletal, and muscular factors, is essential for comprehensive resolution. ✨
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𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔! 
👉👀 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 (𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞): https://youtu.be/Cqqb519S93k
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ABOUT OUR GUESTS: 
Dr. Jerald H. Simmons, M.D. is a Triple Board Certified Neurologist Specializing in Sleep Disorders and Epilepsy.  He is the Founding-Director of Comprehensive Sleep Medicine Associates, with locations in Texas. 

Dr. Bill Harrell is a distinguished professional in the field of orthodontics ans his practice was the first in Alabama and the Southeast to have 3D ConeBeam CT (CBCT) imaging. His practice was also the first in the USA to include 3D face imaging and measurements of Nasal Resistance and nasal airflow using Rhinomanometry, Acoustic Rhinometry, and Peak Nasal Inspiratory Flow (PNIF).

Dr. David McIntosh is a Paediatric ENT Specialist with a particular interest in airway obstruction, facial and dental development and its relationship to ENT airway problems, and middle ear disease. . He has undertaken advanced surgical training in ENT and Head an