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Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare

Signs of Poor Oral Airway Health (and What to Do About Them)

Dr. Ruscio Radio, DC: Health, Nutrition and Functional Healthcare

Dr. Michael Ruscio, DC

Medical, Health, Functionalmedicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.5774 Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2021

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

If you struggle with fatigue, brain fog, or sleep apnea, or if you have a child who struggles with sleep disturbances or snoring, listen to this episode with Dr. Brian Hockel about oral airway health, sleep, breathing, and head posture. 

For children, early problems with tongue, teeth and jaw positioning can impact physical, mental and emotional growth. But noticing early signs and taking steps to correct any oral airway issues can make a huge difference. And for adults, addressing oral airway health with simple, at home exercises (myofunctional therapy) can help to improve breathing, sleep, energy levels, and more.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Dr. Rousho Radio, providing practical and science-based solutions to feeling your best.

0:15.4

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0:22.9

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0:30.9

The following discussion is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose or treat

0:36.4

any disease. Please do not apply any of this information

0:39.6

without first speaking with your doctor. Now, let's head to the show. Hey, everyone, today I spoke with

0:46.1

Dr. Brian Huckle. Sorry, I'm a bit congested, but Dr. Brian Huckle is a really sharp dentist in the

0:53.7

Walnut Creek area who I've seen personally.

0:56.4

And this, I think, was one of my favorite conversations on oral airway health, sleep, facial

1:04.5

development, and the like that we've had yet.

1:06.8

And I think these conversations only get better the more that I learn because there's more insights.

1:11.6

And he really brought a lot to the table.

1:15.6

And there was one thing here I want to point to that I found really encouraging,

1:20.6

which is the approach I'm finding my way into and we are finding our way into at the clinic

1:26.6

really seems to be represented by

1:29.0

a larger body of data than I even realized. And something that Hockle has experienced as he is

1:35.7

finds a lot of merit in and finding myself kind of drifting in a direction and agreement with

1:41.2

much of how he practices as someone who's been in practice now,

1:44.8

I'm assuming 20 plus years. So the topic was what your teeth and your tongue and your posture

1:51.6

and the development of your face and oral airway has to do with breathing, respiration,

1:59.0

and potentially things like forward head posture, non-responsive fatigue,

2:03.3

non-responsive brain fog, poor recovery, and just a general lack of vitality. And also what can be

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