Airway Answers with Nicole Goldfarb: Expanding Your Breath of Knowledge

09/09/2026

Can ADHD Behaviors in Kids Actually Be Due to Poor Sleep?

AIRWAY ANSWERS Ep. 80: ⁣ 🎧 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗, 𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗔𝗽𝗻𝗲𝗮 & 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 — with Dr. Nnamdi Orakpo

𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔!
👉👀 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞: https://youtu.be/_080ii-8jV8
👉🎧 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨: https://airwayanswers.buzzsprout.com/2408017/follow

09/06/2026

Sleep Apnea Can Cause Rapid Neuronal Damage — Explained

AIRWAY ANSWERS Ep. 80: ⁣ 🎧 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗, 𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗔𝗽𝗻𝗲𝗮 & 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 — with Dr. Nnamdi Orakpo

𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔!
👉👀 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞: https://youtu.be/_080ii-8jV8
👉🎧 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨: https://airwayanswers.buzzsprout.com/2408017/follow

09/06/2026

🎙️🧠 NEW EPISODE OF AIRWAY ANSWERS. EPISODE #80!

🎧 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗔𝗗𝗛𝗗, 𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗔𝗽𝗻𝗲𝗮 & 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 — with Dr. Nnamdi Orakpo

🧠 What if symptoms that look psychiatric are actually being influenced — or worsened — by poor sleep or an underlying sleep disorder?

ADHD. Anxiety. Depression. Irritability. Difficulty concentrating. Emotional dysregulation. Insomnia. PTSD.

I sat down with Dr. Nnamdi Orakpo, MD, PhD — a psychiatrist, sleep medicine physician, and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Sleep Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine — for a fascinating conversation about the intersection of sleep, psychiatry, mental health, and airway health.

💡 One of the big questions we explore:

What does a psychiatrist who specializes in sleep see that the rest of us may be missing?

We dive into:
🧠 ADHD or sleep apnea? Why the symptoms can overlap
😴 Insomnia medications vs. undiagnosed sleep apnea
🫁 Intermittent hypoxia and what sleep apnea can do to the brain, heart & lungs
😰 Anxiety, depression, PTSD, nightmares & sleep-disordered breathing
💊 Antidepressants, psychiatric medications & REM sleep
🌙 REM Sleep Behavior Disorder & Parkinson’s disease
🏫 Teen sleep deprivation & early school start times
🦷 Snoring, gasping, teeth grinding, dry mouth, night sweats & other sleep-breathing clues that may be missed in a psychiatric evaluation
👩 Women, menopause, hormones & sleep apnea
👨‍⚕️ Why sleep medicine education matters across medical specialtiesl training — not only in psychiatry, but across specialties.

💤 One of my favorite takeaways from this conversation: Sleep does not simply affect how tired we feel. It intersects with attention, mood, behavior, cognition, physical health, mental health, learning, and overall quality of life.

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📲 Please share this episode with a psychiatrist, psychologist, pediatrician, primary care physician, sleep professional, SLP, dentist, mental health professional, educator, parent — or anyone who should know more about the relationship between sleep and mental health. 💙



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09/02/2026

2026 study: Craniofacial features linked to childhood sleep-disordered breathing

AIRWAY ANSWERS Ep. 79: ⁣ 🎧 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽-𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 — with Dr. Rakesh Bhattacharjee
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𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔!
👉👀 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞: https://youtu.be/gx4kaju4KtQ
👉🎧 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨: https://airwayanswers.buzzsprout.com/2408017/follow

08/28/2026

Why AHI isn't the whole story: pediatric phenotypes

AIRWAY ANSWERS Ep. 79: ⁣ 🎧 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽-𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 — with Dr. Rakesh Bhattacharjee
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𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔!
👉👀 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞: https://youtu.be/gx4kaju4KtQ
👉🎧 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨: https://airwayanswers.buzzsprout.com/2408017/follow

08/27/2026

Age (After 7) Is the Strongest Predictor of Post-Surgical Residual OSA

AIRWAY ANSWERS Ep. 79: ⁣ 🎧 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽-𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 — with Dr. Rakesh Bhattacharjee
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𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔!
👉👀 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞: https://youtu.be/gx4kaju4KtQ
👉🎧 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨: https://airwayanswers.buzzsprout.com/2408017/follow

08/23/2026

🎙️🦷 NEW EPISODE OF AIRWAY ANSWERS | EPISODE #79

🎧 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽-𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 — with Dr. Rakesh Bhattacharjee

📚 Recognize this 2026 study?

“Pediatric craniofacial risk factors for sleep-disordered breathing in dental and orthodontic practice settings: an observational pilot study.”

Dr. Bhattacharjee is one of the study’s co-authors — and in this episode, we get to talk about the research directly. 🦷🔬

Could the dental office be one of the most important places to identify children at risk for sleep-disordered breathing? 👀

And what happens when a child has their tonsils and adenoids removed…but the sleep apnea does not fully resolve? 😴

These are two of the important questions we explore in this episode.

I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Rakesh Bhattacharjee, Director of Pediatric Sleep Medicine at Rady Children’s Hospital–San Diego and Professor of Pediatrics at UC San Diego, for a fascinating conversation about what decades of research have taught us about pediatric sleep-disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnea.

💡 One of the biggest takeaways: Pediatric OSA is NOT simply a story of enlarged tonsils and adenoids. Adenotonsillectomy is an important treatment for many children, but residual OSA can remain — which means we need to understand what else may be contributing.

We dive into:

🫁 Why some children continue to have sleep apnea after adenotonsillectomy

🦷 Craniofacial clues dentists and orthodontists can look for — and what the new 2026 research found

🧠 The fascinating brain-lung connection and the relationship between sleep, breathing, and the brain

😴 COMISA — when insomnia and sleep apnea coexist in children

⚖️ Obesity, weight loss, and the evolving role of medications such as tirzepatide in sleep apnea

🧩 Why pediatric sleep apnea has different phenotypes — and why that matters

🦷 And, importantly, WHAT THE MOUTH CAN REVEAL.

We also turn the question around:

👨‍⚕️ Why should sleep physicians be looking inside the mouth?

🎬 WATCH THE TRAILER BELOW!

▶️ WATCH THE FULL EPISODE ON YOUTUBE:
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📲 Know a dentist, orthodontist, pediatric dentist, pediatrician, SLP, myofunctional therapist, sleep professional, or other provider who works with children?

Please share this episode with them. The more disciplines that know what to look for, the greater our opportunities for early recognition and interdisciplinary care. 💙



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08/18/2026

How the tongue creates suction during breastfeeding

AIRWAY ANSWERS Ep. 78: ⁣ TONGUE-TIE: WHAT EVERY PARENT & PROFESSIONAL SHOULD KNOW
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𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔!
👉👀 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞: https://youtu.be/JGMzG5zMPko?si=mvS8cXWOfrUxN1Ta
👉🎧 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨: https://airwayanswers.buzzsprout.com/2408017/follow

08/16/2026

What a TOTS infant evaluation actually looks like

AIRWAY ANSWERS Ep. 78: ⁣ TONGUE-TIE: WHAT EVERY PARENT & PROFESSIONAL SHOULD KNOW
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𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝑻𝒖𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔!
👉👀 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞: https://youtu.be/JGMzG5zMPko?si=mvS8cXWOfrUxN1Ta
👉🎧 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨: https://airwayanswers.buzzsprout.com/2408017/follow