Empowered Sleep Apnea

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EVERYONE SINGS!

...if siloed thinking prevents us from grasping COMPLEXITY, true collaboration requires a moment of transformation, when one can emerge from one's silo...how does that happen?....and what does that moment of transcendence feel like?

Join Dave and special guest, Airway Health Solutions founder and fellow PULMONAUT Lauren Gueits for this very special episode that daringly journeys into the Musical Metaverse to answer these questions! Can humility elevate us above the din of argument? Dave and Lauren get playful with this notion within an all-new original earworm of a POP SONG, and invite you to come along...

CARTOON showcased in today's episode: THE NEW PATIENT 

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN, Life Fans! For this extra-delibulous palindromic 11th episode of our second season, Dave reads from the Beautiful Blue Book three tales of a SCARY thing we see here on the ISLE of SLEEP APNEA, something called "CPAP Pressure Toxicity".

What's CPAP Pressure Toxicity?  It’s any CPAP setting that’s TOO HIGH FOR YOU? What does that look like? Well, listen to our three stories...SCARY STORIES for HALLOWEEN…and find out for yourself! Don’t worry, Life Fans! We wouldn’t leave you IN THE DARK! All three of our TALES OF TERROR happily resolve into joyful EMPOWERMENT!

The cartoon for today's episode is a teaching point that's worth REMEMBERING...the type of mask we use for CPAP really MATTERS...our cartoon character CLAUDIO helps us take a look at the functional differences between nasal masks and oronasal masks.

To fully grasp this episode's cartoon, just click HERE!

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Empowered Sleep Apnea: THE PODCAST
Season 2: STORIES FROM THE FIELD
Episode 10: LEXINGTON

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Climb aboard the Beautiful Blue Balloon for a trip to LEXINGTON KENTUCKY, to discover the real meaning of patient care, with the help of a teacher...who ironically teaches NOTHING AT ALL.

Join person-centered dentistry champion Dr. Paul Henny for his transformative tale about a hot day, a long walk, and the man who changed everything, at a time when professional burnout seemed inevitable...

To view the cartoon for this episode, "Choice Cuts", click HERE.

Storyteller for this Episode:
Our Storyteller for this episode, Dr. Paul Henny, maintains an esthetically-focused restorative practice in Roanoke, Virginia. Additionally, he has been a national speaker in dentistry, a visiting faculty member of the Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education, and visiting lecturer at the Jefferson College or Health Sciences.

Dr. Henny has been a member of the Roanoke Valley Dental Society, The Academy of General Dentistry, The American College of Oral Implantology, The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and is a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantology. He is Past President and co-founder of the Robert F. Barkley Dental Study Club.

Dr. Henny is the author of the book: Co-Discovery: Exploring the Legacy of Robert F Barkley DDS.

More information: https://paulhennydds.com/about-dentist-roanoke-va/

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Have you ever wondered what life would be like if we could really LEARN from each other?....sometimes a song gets into your head and it won't go away...

Enjoy this special POP SONG edition of Empowered Sleep Apnea: THE PODCAST...where sometimes life is best sung out loud... :)

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CROWS TEACHING CROWS

(D McCarty)

15 Jan 2024

[DEDICATED TO PULMONAUTS ALL OVER THE WORLD…]

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I went walking to the market

You know I was fresh out of limes

On my way there was a big oak tree

I pass by it all the time

And in that tree there was a MURDER

No! no! no! not the evil kind! :)

Ima talkin’ bout my neighborhood CROWS

They always having a good time

If one crow learns you’re friendly

He’ll teach his family you are nice

But if you get under his feathers

He’ll teach his friends to hate you, twice! :) :) :)

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CHORUS

And just like crows teaching crows

We’ll get to know each other better

We’ll high-five when we’re together

Now that we’ve got a different lens

And just like everybody knows

Our best music is together

We’ll play that rock-n-roll forever

In our family of friends

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Now, one crow will help another

Lend a beak or lend a claw

Every crow sister and brother

Every crow mama and pa

So, as I’m walkin’ to the market

Urban-hiking for my limes

I’m thinkin’ maybe we could make it

By followin’ the CORVID line! :)

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CHORUS

And just like crows teaching crows

We’ll get to know each other better

We’ll high-five when we’re together

Now that we’ve got a different lens

And just like everybody knows

Our best music is together

We’ll play that rock-n-roll forever

In our family of friends

We’ll play that rock-n-roll forever

In our family of friends

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To download "Crows Teaching Crows" [our third POP SONG SPECIAL FEATURE] click HERE.

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Let's start with this:
An Eagle Scout walks into a situation that requires situational awareness and an engineering mindset...

We are super -proud to feature Airway Dentistry pioneer and innovative orthodontist Dr. Bill Hang, as he narrates the story of a LIFETIME...the story about the things he saw...that made everything different...the notorious Thing That Can't Be Unseen...

Join Dave and Ellen as they unpack this incredible story, in light of the ongoing narrative of Emerging Science...paradigm shifts in science are a predictable part of being human…and they have always been a bit…um… rocky!!

As always, you’ll wanna stay tuned til the end for the prizes at the bottom of the crackerjack box…you don’t wanna miss yer Sleep Medicine Dad Joke! 

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We’re also thrilled to release a new SPECIAL POP SONG into the wild, like a bird taking flight...a toe-tapping confection called “Crows Teaching Crows”…just a snippet will be played in this episode—the entire song will be released as a SPECIAL POP SONG EPISODE, as Episode 9 in this series…

So…buckle up…climb aboard the Blue Balloon…the adventure awaits!

EXCELSIOR!! 

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To go to this episode's home page, click HERE :)
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The year is 1844...two dentists are perched on the verge of one of the greatest medical discoveries of modern times...will the world be ready?...how will The Universe respond when recognition and fortune are the pursued prizes?

Spoilers: it doesn't end well!

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Join Dave and Ellen as they unpack the true history behind one of the most famous quotations in modern medicine: "Gentlemen: This is no humbug!"

This episode's prologue, “The Price of Humbug” is adapted from an essay published in Dave's Notes (the official blog of Empowered Sleep Apnea), original e-publication date 6/22/22.

To read Dr. Ellen Stothard’s camping study that’s mentioned in this episode, click HERE, and to get a glimpse of how the world reacted, read this piece in Sci-News.

Featured Music on today's program!
The legendary St. Louis musician & performer Billy Barnett.
Tracks featured on today's show:
Late Night FM (from the 2018 album: This is Our City by The Billy Barnett Project)
User Friendly (from the 1992 album: Mr. Hyde by Billy's first band, Streetcorner)
more info: www.BillyBarnett.com 

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Season 2: Episode 6
Special Pop Song Episode: "WoodMender"

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What's a "WoodMender?"
by David E. McCarty, MD, FAASM (but you can call me Dave)
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The musical journey of the PULMONAUTS was glorious, transformative, beautiful…but not without its friction! Think about it! All of us are professionals, at the top of our game! We all think about music slightly differently!  We had to find a way to blend 10 voices, in a coordinated show, with only two practices and a dress rehearsal! 

Please keep in mind, dear reader: most of us in the group began as semi-rusty amateurs, trying to find our own voices within an art form that had long seemed dormant. Most of us play by ear. 

The fact that we all live in different states made the project seem unlikely at best, doomed at worst.

But: DOOMED we were not! Far from it!

The friendships we’ve made are bounding, beautiful things.

And the show we put on positively rocked.

Personally, I think that rocking vibe came from somewhere much deeper. The voice we made as a group was something new, something that all of us recognized was a product of our collaborative effort. 

It makes one feel like taking a deep breath.

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My point here is that we all learned something along the way. 

We all learned how to evaluate our own prickles and rough spots, so we could work well with each other. We were able to do this, because we started with a foundation of friendship, bound with the strange fibers of choral harmony and 4:4 time. 

We stuck together in the name of love, and a beautiful show emerged, beyond which…lasting friendships and ongoing intellectual growth.

It was while witnessing the beauty of what happens when we sand down those edges, to see the marvelous creations we can make, that I created this little poem and piece of music. 

May it find you in a spirit of joy, bonding and love! In the name of celebrating the light in the darkness, I wish everyone a Happy Festivus! ;)

Dave McCarty
Boulder, Colorado
14 December 2023
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WoodMender

Written & Recorded 29 June 2023
To my PULMONAUTS...
(c) 2023 Dave McCarty 

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Am

I am a wood-mender
I build things with wood and glue
Stuff I make is straight and true
I’m good at what I do 

D
I can take a fallen tree

Am
And shape the edges just like this

D
Sandpaper and time, you see?

B.                              Bb
Makes it so the edges fit

       Am
And it all goes together so nicely
With the edges sanded away
Yeah, it all goes together so nicely
 With the edges sanded away

 CHORUS

        D
Yeah, it all goes together so nicely

         Am
With the edges sanded away

   D
It all goes together so nicely

Bm.                          E
You can feel the quality

 Am
I am a carpenter
I can build houses too
Stuff I make is straight and true
I’m good at what I do

 D
I can take a pile of stuff

Am
And whatever else you mi

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Empowered Sleep Apnea: THE PODCAST

Season 2: STORIES FROM THE FIELD

Episode 5: THE ONE ABOUT CROWS

©2023 www.EmpoweredSleepApnea.com

 14 December 2023

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Ever wonder why there are so many CROWS hanging around the Empowered Sleep Apnea landscape? So have we!

Turns out...we can learn a LOT from our CORVID friends when it comes to how we treat each other...join Dave and Ellen on a lovely meditation on what it means to collaborate, and why the language of EMPOWERMENT is something we ALL should share.

And...who knew??? Somehow, this project ties into music! Learn how the PULMONAUTS music project transformed the conversation into something larger and more beautiful than anyone could have imagined...

To see Dave's piece lampooning simplistic educational handouts, click HERE.

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Dr. William Osler said: To study the phenomena of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study books without patients is not to go to sea at all...

A patient with unexplained nightmares...

...a collaborative patient-centered teaching tool...

...perhaps there's something to be learned from our patients after all...

Join Dave on this immersive story about collaboration, navigation of complexity, and the real meaning of health care. Plus! There's a NEW CARTOON :)

Our Website: https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com
Official Blog: "Dave's Notes" : https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes

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[For a full PDF Transcript of this episode, click HERE]

***...A speech language pathologist with "Darth Vader" breathing during sleep...

***...a close encounter with a living legend...

***...and a rabbit hole into a complexity that could not be unseen...

...and what about the MONSTER called "Daniel?"

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Join Dave and Ellen as they welcome Speech Language Pathologist, Myofunctional Therapy expert, and author of the book Sleep Wrecked Kids, Sharon Moore, as she shares her personal true story of transformation and EMPOWERMENT.

Featured Cartoon: CAT Scan

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More information on special guest Sharon Moore:
Sharon Moore is a Speech Pathologist with 4 decades of clinical experience across a wide range of disorders of function in the upper airway. She has worked in clinical settings in Australia and London. Currently, she runs a Private Practice in Canberra, managing medical and dental specialist referrals for patients of all ages and is a member of the Transdisciplinary team for the Canberra Sleep Clinic. Orofacial Myofunctional principles are fully integrated into diagnosis, assessment and treatment of atypical or dysfunctional: breathing, swallowing, chewing, phonation, speech & breathing during sleep.   

Sharon has a special interest in early identification of craniofacial and function & growth anomalies in non-syndromic children that influence airway patency during the day and during sleep. Recently, acknowledgement of the role of upper airway muscle function in management of sleep breathing disorders, hails a new era of relevance for work in the upper airway, and affirmation of her chosen clinical direction. With significant health morbidities of sleep disorders in all ages now widely known, Sharon believes there has never been a more important time for medical, dental and allied health professionals to work as a team to resolve airway breathing issues in early childhood. She is author of the book 'Sleep Wrecked Kids: Raising happy healthy children one sleep at a time'. 

www.SleepWreckedKids.com
www.wellspoken.com.au

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