Ep 59: “(Part 2): 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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“𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 2: 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 & 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐋𝐑𝐄𝐍 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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This episode is 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝟮 and discusses sleep disordered breathing in children and reviews some questions asked by parents and practitioners on social media forums. This series focuses on the 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻, the 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 among different specialists, and 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 regarding treatments and diagnoses. 

The primary aim of this series is to clarify issues parents face and provide a 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 of pediatric sleep disordered breathing, emphasizing that it's often more than just enlarged tonsils or requires more than CPAP alone. The 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 is highlighted as essential for effective and sustained treatment. Discussions also delve into 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 (e.g., mild findings, central apneas), the 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹-𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, and the role of 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻, as well as common symptoms like 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘅𝗶𝘀𝗺.

Key topics include:

✅𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
✅𝐂𝐏𝐀𝐏 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞. 🚫
✅𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐥/𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. 
✅𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬. 💡
✅𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐩𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦. 🧠
✅𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬, 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬. 🦷
✅𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭. 👧👦
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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.  Dr. Harrell’s practice was the first in Alabama and the Southeast to have 3D ConeBeam CT (CBCT) imaging, providing a comprehensive view of the patient’s anatomy, including the teeth, bones of the head and neck, the TM Joints, the Airway and sinuses, and other vital structures. 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 and Neck Surgery and Paediatric training at Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand.
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