#339: How Airway Health Impacts Kid's Focus, Sleep, Leaning, and Potential with Dr. Shereen Lim
Description
On this week’s episode, we welcome Dr Shereen Lim, a Perth-based dentist with a postgraduate diploma in dental sleep medicine. 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.” In this episode, we discuss airway health, tongue tie management from infancy to adulthood, early interceptive orthodontics and myofunctional therapy.
Topics Discussed:
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An overlooked contributor or cause of ADHD
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Why mouth breathing and snoring is problematic
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Red flags and common symptoms of poor airway health
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Why palate expansion is helpful for many kids
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Tongue ties and airway health
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How to optimize results with speech therapy
Show Notes:
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Dr Shereen Lim is a Perth-based dentist with a postgraduate 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.
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