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Airway First

Airway First

By: Children's Airway First Foundation
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Welcome to Airway First - A Parent's Guide to Sleep and Airway Health for Children

Each episode explores the topic of children's sleep and airway health with medical professionals and clinicians. Some of the topics discussed include:

  • Sleep Health Practices for Children
  • Mouth Breathing / Nasal Breathing / Proper Breathing
  • Signs and Symptoms of Airway Dysfunction in Children
  • Treatment Options for Oral Dysfunction
  • Pediatric Airway Dentistry and Myofunctional Therapy
  • Parent Stories
  • Early Childhood Development

Our focus is on providing you with the education and tools you need to help guide your child toward better sleep, airway health, and a life where they can thrive.

You can find more resources on our website at www.childrensairwayfirst.org.

Children's Airway First Foundation 2024
Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • S9:E86 - Dr. Neel Bulchandani: How Bodywork and Chiropractic Medicine Can Support Moms and Babies
    Mar 5 2025

    Our guest today is Dr. Neel Bulchandani, a holistic chiropractor, bodyworker, movement teacher, podcaster, and philosopher. He utilizes systems thinking in a field he developed called Integrative Airway & Feeding Chiropractic.

    He graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 2008. He created the Airway Map – a new way of understanding the body’s maladapted patterns from tongue ties, narrow palates, and jaw issues – and from that understanding, he specializes in helping babies, children, and adults heal. He coordinates care with other experts in the airway field, and he has developed protocols for helping optimize outcomes with tongue tie, palate, and jaw surgeries.

    He guides patients and practitioners virtually in this work, and he also sees patients in California in Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles.

    You can find out more about Dr. Neel at neelbulchandani.com.

    Show Notes:

    • Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity
    • Dr. Ben Greenfield (Biohacking)
    • Violet Light Therapy
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    56 mins
  • S9:E85 - Dr. David McIntosh: Epigenetics, ADHD, and Mental Health - the Sleep/Airway Connection
    Feb 26 2025

    Our guest today is Dr. David McIntosh, 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 is also passionate about Indigenous Health. He has undertaken advanced surgical training in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery and Pediatric training at Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand.

    Dr. McIntosh has been published in peer-reviewed ENT Journals worldwide, has presented on ENT topics throughout Australia and overseas, and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. During his career, Dr. McIntosh has held memberships with the Australian and New Zealand Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the Australasian Rhinological Society, and the Australasian Sleep Association.

    He is also the author of “Snored to Death: Are You Dying in Your Sleep?, "A Parent's Guide to Sleep Disordered Breathing," and "Mental Health: Exploring How Problems of the Ear, Nose, and TYhroat May Affect Your Mental Health."

    You can find out more about Dr. McIntosh at https://entspecialists.com.au/.

    Show Notes:

    • Airway obstruction and brain dysfunction in children - CAFF Blog
    • Facebook for Dr. McIntosh
    • Study of Sleep Apnea and Motor Vehicle Crashes - NCBI Article
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    51 mins
  • S9:E84 - Dr. David McIntosh: Epigenetics, ADHD, and Mental Health - the Sleep/Airway Connection
    Feb 26 2025

    Our guest today is Dr. David McIntosh, 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 is also passionate about Indigenous Health. He has undertaken advanced surgical training in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery and Pediatric training at Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand.

    Dr. McIntosh has been published in peer-reviewed ENT Journals worldwide, has presented on ENT topics throughout Australia and overseas, and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. During his career, Dr. McIntosh has held memberships with the Australian and New Zealand Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the Australasian Rhinological Society, and the Australasian Sleep Association.

    He is also the author of “Snored to Death: Are You Dying in Your Sleep?, "A Parent's Guide to Sleep Disordered Breathing," and "Mental Health: Exploring How Problems of the Ear, Nose, and TYhroat May Affect Your Mental Health."

    You can find out more about Dr. McIntosh at https://entspecialists.com.au/.

    Show Notes:

    • Airway obstruction and brain dysfunction in children - CAFF Blog
    • Facebook for Dr. McIntosh
    • "Snored to Death: Are You Dying in Your Sleep?" by Dr. Dravid McIntosh

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    1 hr and 4 mins

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