Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb: Expanding Your Breath of Knowledge
Ep. 26: "ASTHMA, REFLUX, TONSILS, ADENOIDS, & EAR INFECTIONS with Dr. David McIntosh, MD, ENT"
07 Oct 2024
⚠️ 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐑: NO MEDICAL OR DENTAL ADVICE. Nicole Goldfarb and Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb does not give medical advice. The information provided in this video is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always seek the guidance of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition. Reliance on any information provided in this video is solely at your own risk. We make no representations or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of the information presented. You should not use these materials to diagnose or treat any health issues, illnesses or diseases. In addition, we do not recommend or endorse any provider of health care or health-related products, items, or services. _______________ Welcome to the "Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb: Expanding your Breath of Knowledge". In this episode, Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM® interviews the well-known ENT, Dr. David McIntosh, and they talk “ALL ABOUT ASTHMA, REFLUX, TONSILS, ADENOIDS, & EAR INFECTIONS” and the impact of allergies on the airway and sleep. This is Part 2 of a multiple-part ENT series. Don’t forget to watch Part 1, which was “ALL ABOUT ALLERGIES”, and the nest episode in Part 3 you will learn "ALL ABOUT ADHD, ASD (autism spectrum disorder), & THE RELATIONSHIP TO ENT, AIRWAY, & SLEEP-RELATED ISSUES". As a practitioner, patient, or parent, this ENT series is a must watch!Topics in today's interview include:✅ What is asthma and how it is treated? ✅ The relationship between asthma and allergies✅ The relationship between asthma and sleep-disordered breathing ✅ Breathing retraining programs and asthma or asthma-like symptoms (anxiety / panic)✅ Airway causes and consequences of reflux✅ Why the tonsils and adenoids enlarge?✅ Why do sometimes the tonsils enlarge and not the adenoids or vice versa? ✅ Does mouth breathing cause the tonsils to enlarge?✅ Tonsillectomy versus tonsillectomy✅ How often do the adenoids grow back and why?✅ The relationship between adenoid and tonsil hypertrophy and sleep disordered breathing✅ The best ways to view the tonsils and the adenoids✅ Ear infections, allergies, adenoids, and more…__________________ABOUT THE GUEST:Dr. David McIntosh is a Pediatric 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 also specializes in sinus disease and provides opinions on the benefit of revision of previous sinus operations. He is also passionate about Indigenous Health. Dr. McIntosh has undertaken advanced surgical training in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery and Paediatric training at Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. His books include: * Don’t Ignore the Snore (2020)* Snored to Death (Are You Dying in Your Sleep) (2020)* Sleep-Disordered Breathing: A Parent Guide (2023)* A Parent's Guide to ENT (2024)* The ABC of ENT, ASD, and ADHD (2024)____________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. She is the author of multiple articles and book chapters as well as a children’s book series on airway.She is 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 Center For Speech T
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