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Welcome to the "Airway Answers: Expanding your Breath of Knowledge" with Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM®. In this captivating episode, Nicole interviews the fabulous Ronald Ead from JawHacks.  Ron is an airway patient turned airway advocate, and in this episode you can learn all about his journey and how he gathered all of the airway knowledge he has now.  Learn also about MEWING, what it is, how it was developed, and how there are different approaches and goals.  You will also be enlightened by hearing about the evolution of Ron’s show JawHacks and an ebook he is writing. We can all learn from the personal experiences of patients who have gone through their own airway journey, and even more so from those who have continued to spread the knowledge on this unified airway mission!  If you are already a fan of Ron and JawHacks, I am sure you will learn even more about him in this interview!
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Ron from JawHacks is a journalist and patient advocate who has spent the past 10 years studying Mewing, expanders and jaw surgery. He has documented his discoveries in hundreds of YouTube videos and blog posts. He has served as a patient advocate for countless clients navigating their own jaw expansion journeys, familiarizing them generally with available treatments, and connecting them with some of the best dentists and doctors in the world, through his coaching service. Ron is NOT a doctor or dentist.
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ABOUT THE HOST:
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, International speaker, author, Ambassador for the Breathe Institute, a Talk Tools educational partner, and she has served on the faculty for the Sleep Education Consortium and the Airway, Sleep, and Pediatrics Pathway (ASAP) program. She has completed over 50 presentations nationally and internationally on orofacial myofunctional therapy as it relates to sleep-disordered breathing in both children and adults. Nicole is the author of the following: 2023 article in Dental Sleep Practice Magazine “Why Every Dentist and Orthodontist Should Have an Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist on Their Team”; 2024 article in Sleep World Magazine for sleep MDs, respiratory technicians, and other sleep specialists titled “How to Restore Proper Rest: How orofacial myofunctional therapy can aid in the treatment of sleep-disordered breathing”; a two-part chapter on orofacial myofunctional therapy in a 2024 medical textbook “Growing Into Breathing Problems: The Collaborative Quest For Lifetime Solutions” with world renowned editors; and a children’s book series “The Adventures of Captain Airway and Mr. Mighty Mouth” helping to bring airway insight to young children, their parents, teachers, and other medical professionals.  She serves on the Child Airway Initiative Task Force (CAST), which is a national team of doctors, dentists, and orthodontists developing a universal screening tool for all dentists to use to screen patients for sleep-disordered breathing.  Nicole is the owner of San Diego Cen