Ep. 43: "Tongue Tie, Lip Tie, Expansion & Impacts on Breathing, Sleeping, & Thriving with Dr. Shereen Lim"

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Get ready to dive into the fascinating 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 with 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐦! 🪸 This dentist's journey will blow your mind! 🤯 She went from helping her husband with his snoring to becoming a 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭! 👶

✅ Dr. Lim became enlightened by discovering how much 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐣𝐚𝐰 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩! 

✅ She discussed how 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 👅 and that 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 is nature's way of developing the jaws and airway! 🤱 

✅ Dr. Lim became passionate about 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, and how they can 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧! 😮 

✅ She expresses how 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 is key, and that the first signs of airway issues are often related to poor oral function. 👄 

✅ Dr. Lim talks about how she uses 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 🦴 to help kids grow their jaws correctly, and that it's not just about the teeth but about the shape of the dental arch! 

✅ A 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 is important, including working with other experts like myofunctional therapists, chiropractors, lactation consultants, and OTs. 🧑‍⚕️ 

✅ Dr. Lim discusses about her world-renowned book that she authored titled "𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆, 𝑺𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑, 𝑻𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒆" 📚 to help parents and practitioners understand how airway health impacts everything. 

✅ She encourages everyone to look for signs of poor breathing, like 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠, to name a few! 😬

𝑫𝒓. 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑳𝒊𝒎'𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒖𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅'𝒔 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍! ✨

 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓:
Dr Shereen Lim is a Perth based dentist with a post graduate diploma in dental sleep medicine from the University of Western Australia. She has been involved in the team management of snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea since 2011. Dr. Lim is dedicated to promoting airway health from infancy as an alternative approach to minimize the development of these problems, and is author of the book “Breathe, Sleep, Thrive: Discover How Airway Health Can Unlock Your Child’s Greater Health, Learning and Potential.” Her work in private practice is restricted to tongue tie management from infancy to adulthood, early interceptive orthodontics and myofunctional therapy.

 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓:
Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, an International speaker, author, Ambassador for the Breathe Institute, a Talk Tools educational partner, and has served on the faculty for the Sleep Education Consortium and Airway, Sleep, and Pediatrics Pathway (ASAP) program. Nicole has completed over 50 presentations nationally and internationally to medical and dental professionals, graduate school residents, and the general public on orofacial myofunctional therapy as it relates to sleep-disordered breathing in both children and adults. She is the author of an article in Dental Sleep Practice Magazine, Sleep World Magazine, 2 chapters in a medical textbook, and a children’s book series “The Adventures of Captain Airway and Mr. Mighty Mouth”. She is on the Child Airway Initiative