Airway Answers: Ep 7 - The Upper Airway Resistance with Ken Hooks

Welcome to the Airway Answers Podcast: Expanding your Breath of Knowledge. Our wonderful host is Nicole Goldfarb, M.A. CCC, SLP- COM®! In this episode, join Nicole as she welcomes a very special guest, the knowledgeable and hilarious founder and owner of True Sleep Diagnostics, Ken Hooks! ___________________________________________ Listen in as they review and discuss topics like: “The Upper Airway Resistance!” What impacts Airflow The Stages of Sleep What exactly SDB looks like on sleep studies Sleep behaviors like central apnea, sigh breath, nightmares, night terrors, and much more! ___________________________________________ ABOUT OUR GUEST: Ken Hooks is the Founder/Operator of True Sleep Diagnostics. He is a registered respiratory therapist with 10 years of experience and a registered polysomnographic technologist for adults and pediatrics with 9 years of experience. He is the former sleep medicine representative for Bon Secours St Francis in Greenville, SC and Clinical Director and instructor of the Polysomnographic Technician Course at Greenville Technical College. He co-authored the case report “Rapid Maxillary Expansion and Adenotonsillectomy in 9-Year-Old Twins with Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: An Interdisciplinary Effort. For more on Ken and for course information, check out his website at www.truesleepdiagnostics.com ___________________________________________ ABOUT OUR HOST: Nicole is a Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Orofacial Myologist, an International speaker, and an Ambassador for the Breathe Institute. Nicole is the owner of San Diego Center For Speech Therapy & Myofunctional Therapy. She has a special passion and interest in sleep-disordered breathing and diagnosing restricted frenums as they relate to myofunctional disorders. For more on Nicole, visit her practice: www.sandiegocenterforspeechtherapy.com. __________________________________________ At Airway Circle we offer a safe and supportive space for like-minded professionals to connect, collaborate and share information regarding airway-related issues and whole-body health. Our website: www.airwaycircle.com

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