Kids Sleep Health with Dr Derek Mahony

In this episode, Dr Derek Mahony chats with international expert in the field of sleep medicine, Professor David Gozal. Here is a timestamp breakdown of the episode...

3:00 How much sleep do kids need?

3:20 What development happens during kids sleep?

5:00 What about sleep for adolescence?

9:30 What causes snoring?

11:00 What happens to the body when we snore?

13:45 What are some awake signals to check for snoring?

22:05 What are the treatment options for sleep apnea?

28:30 How can parents know that an ADHD diagnosis in their child is legitimate?

33:45 How can parents help babies and kids who have trouble falling asleep?

41:00 What about CPAP for kids?

And you can reach out to Dr Derek Mahony, at any of his practices across Sydney and Melbourne, at [email protected] or follow him on socials;

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/derek.mahonyiv.9

Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/DerekMahony

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/drderekmahony/

Dr Derek Mahony chats with Virginia based Dentist, and international dental lecturer, Dr Tracey Nguyen.

Here are some key points from this episode;

12:15 When should parents look deeper into the cause of their child’s bad behaviour

15:55 Teeth grinding in kids

19:15 Treatment strategy for kids with sleep issues

22:45 What’s the best age to expand a child’s palate?

35:10 Take home message to parents with disruptive kids

You can find Dr Tracey and her practice here https://lansdownedentist.com

And here is a link to the free webinar she is hosting on November 18 @830 pm EST. https://event.webinarjam.com/register/1/pgln4bx

And you can find Dr Mahony and his practice here https://www.fullfaceorthodontics.com.au

Follow him on his socials here https://linktr.ee/derekmahony

In this episode, Dr Derek Mahony chat's with ENT, Professor Narinder Singh. It was a big conversation covering so much ground on kids sleep in relation to their breathing, nose, allergies, tonsils, adenoids, and more.

We have time-stamped all the topics these two doctors cover for you here...

4:15 How many tonsil surgeries are we actually doing in Australia?

5:30 Will your child grow out of large adenoids?

7:00 What’s the best age to correct a deviated septum?

12:00 Snoring in kids is a big red flag

13:45 Are apps useful to monitor your child’s sleep?

14:15 Signs your child is not sleeping properly

16:45 Do dark under eye circles really indicate bad sleep?

17:45 Signs your child has an allergy

21:15 How to control dust mites in your home and beds

24:30 How exactly is bed wetting linked to bad sleep?

26:30 The hormones affected by interrupted sleep

30:20 The link between big tonsil or a blocked nose, and fussy eating habits.

32:00 What about ongoing grommets and ear infection?

38:00 Do you need a referral to see an ENT?

This is a great, jam packed episode with Dr Jim Papadopoulos, who established St George Private Hospital’s Paediatric Sleep Studies Unit.

Here are book marks for some of the highlights from this episode

You can reach Dr Papadopoulos at his Sydney practice on 02 9553 1033 or [email protected].

And you can reach Dr Mahony at his Sydney and Melbourne practices on 1300 FULL FACE (1300 385 532) or [email protected].

Does your child have sleep problems? Behaviour problems? Has a health professional suggested having your child's tonsils and adenoids removed? If so, this episode is for you. 

Dr Dunlop answers common questions parents have around the removal of their child's tonsils and adenoids, why they would need them to be removed, do people really need tonsils, what is the appropriate age for this surgery, what the surgery is like, as well as the aftercare.

You can reach Dr Dunlop via her website artofrhinoplasty.com.au

And you can reach Dr Mahony via his website www.fullfaceorthodontics.com.au

Or catch him on Youtube, Facebook, or Instagram.

In this episode, Dr Derek Mahony chats with Sarah Hornsby, an Oral Myologist based in the United States, but seeing patients virtually from all over the world.

They chat about the how the mouth, tongue, breathing, and craniofacial development are linked to sleep and overall health. They also chat about the links to bed wetting and the often misdiagnosed ADHD. 

You can reach Sarah at her practice here myfaceology.com

And check out her Youtube channel here www.youtube.com/user/sarahkh12/featured

You can reach Dr Derek Mahony at his practice here fullfaceorthodontics.com.au

And catch his Youtube here www.youtube.com/user/DerekMahony/videos

This is such an insightful and important conversation with Dr David McIntosh, on the truly alarming facts of what is really happening to our kids when they snore. He also discusses the best course of action to start turning these young lives around.

A must listen, for parents, teachers, and any health professional working within the paediatric space. 

You can find Dr McIntosh's book 'Snored To Death' here https://www.amazon.com.au/Snored-Death-dying-your-sleep/dp/B08H57YYV8

And you can find him in practice here http://entspecialists.com.au/our-team/dr-david-mcintosh/

And you can find our host, Dr Derek Mahony in the following places;

In Practice https://www.fullfaceorthodontics.com.au

On Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/DerekMahony/videos

On Facebook https://www.facebook.com/derek.mahonyiv.9