EP. 57: "(Part 1) For Parents & Providers of Children 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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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