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In this FIRST episode of EMPOWERED SLEEP APNEA, your hosts Dr. Dave McCarty & Dr. Ellen Stothard will converse their way through the story of Robert, who just turned 50, and isn't sure he signed up for all this!
Robert has Sleep Apnea--but what does that mean? Why did he even need a sleep study in the first place? Where the heck are the brakes, and why does it feel like everybody just wants to sell him something?
In this episode we'll learn about the foundational importance of understanding one's own NARRATIVE, so that one can prepare for one's discussion about the FIVE REASONS TO TREAT, a key step in establishing a sense of personal agency within this diagnosis. Ellen introduces listeners to the EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE as a measure of daytime sleepiness.
Dave and Ellen discuss the concept of psychological priming as an important component affecting the quality of the relationship between patient and provider.
Remarks on the drug company Avanir, and the class action lawsuit over the drug Neudextra can be referenced here.
We know how long you've waited for EMPOWERMENT! You won't have to wait much longer for the next EXCITING EPISODE of Empowered Sleep Apnea: THE PODCAST. Check out this new, improved, jumbo-sized and stain-free TRAILER for Episode 2: ...MANY MOVING PARTS...
If you want, we also made a FULLY RAD video for this bit, and it's available on EmpoweredSleepApnea TV.
A full transcript of this episode (including a copy of the cartoon in-line with the text--SO RAD!) is available by clicking HERE.
Doesn't matter how you got here, you can't swim home!
Robert sure has washed up on the Isle of Sleep Apnea (I Love Sleep Apnea--tee hee!), but he's starting to find his way around!
In this entertaining SECOND episode of Empowered Sleep Apnea: THE PODCAST, Dave and Ellen tackle the MANY MOVING PARTS of Sleep Apnea. Who knew? There are two different flavors! Obstructive AND Central...different elements are important for different people!
Helping Robert get his head ready for the big discussion to come--at the FIVE REASONS MONUMENT (and Coffee Hut!), Dave and Ellen break down the language of Sleep Apnea, getting into the nitty-gritty about apneas, hypopneas, and RERAs (oh my!) :)
The cartoon featured in this episode is entitled A Simple Question, Part 1, and can be viewed by clicking HERE.
Get ready for EMPOWERMENT! In this short little ditty that's not really an episode, DAVE and ELLEN give you a small glimpse of what the world of Empowered Sleep Apnea is all about.
For a full transcript of this snappy little teaser, click HERE! :)
Season 1: THE ISLE. Episode Super-Special: ...AND YOU CAN'T SWIM HOME (fully RAD Dance Single and Music Video!)
00:03:36
In this special episode, the mysterious and elusive house band 25% FREDtakes on the majestic Empowered Sleep Apnea theme music, to produce Empowered Sleep Apnea's first POP SINGLE! How FULLY RAD is THAT?
If Martha Quinn and JJ Jackson were here, they'd probably tell you to watch our GNARLY MUSIC VIDEO version of the song by clicking HERE. How 80's is that?
For a copy of a transcript to this episode, INCLUDING CARTOONS (how RAD is that?), click HERE.
...in this episode, our friend Robert finds himself following a White Rabbit...
..to find that things on the ISLE are not always as they seem...
...and yet...he seems to feel comfortable at THE COFFEE HUT.
Don't miss this exciting episode, where you'll hear DAVE and ELLEN talk their way through the most challenging of all discussions--THE COFFEE HUT DISCUSSION about the FIVE REASONS TO TREAT.
Oh, yeah. And of course. You gotta have your DAD JOKE!
For a PDF transcript of this episode, COMPLETE WITH LINKS AND CARTOONS (HUZZAH!) click HERE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
...the plates sit in satisfied disarray at the Coffee Hut...
...a mysterious phone booth beckons...
...a deep and turbulent River awaits...
Join Dave and Ellen in an episode of some...um... portent...
....after the Coffee Hut discussion, Robert understands that treatment is necessary...
...after the Coffee Hut discussion, Robert has his head wrapped around the WHY? of treatment...and RISK figures prominently...time to set some goals...time to decide on passage across a deep and turbulent river...THE RIVER OF DECISION...
...but how does one decide WHICH treatment to embrace? I mean...is it all just about Positive Airway Pressure and Oral Appliances? What about...um...everything else?
Let's get to it! Step up! Step up! We'll check out every boat, raft, skiff and floaty-thingy we can get our hands on!
Dave also steps into the Empowered Sleep Apnea Phonebooth, to get the straight story from Alise Ojay, the creative genius behind the Singing For Snorers project! Everything sounds better with a British Accent, and this stuff actually has research to back it up!
Who knew that only a few weeks of SINGING can improve snoring and daytime sleepiness?!
Also mentioned in this episode...
The SleepImage home sleep testing technology revolution, coming soon...
To watch the fully RAD video of this on our YOUTUBE channel, click HERE.
In Episode 1, we experienced the rage of not understanding.
In Episode 2, we came face to face with the jargon, and looked under the hood at the Many Moving Parts of Sleep Apnea
In Episode 3, we put that knowledge to good use, discussing our own FIVE REASONS TO TREAT in the comfort of the Coffee Hut. And MMM. Lingonberry Pie. Worthy.
And in Episode 4, we learned about the different ways across the River…The RIVER OF DECISION, the only way to get across to the TREATED TERRITORY on the ISLAND.
Coming this Thanksgiving…
Empowered Sleep Apnea: THE POCAST
Is proud to present
The culmination of all your journeys
It’s not the crossing
It’s the landing
Sometimes
In order to find out where you’re going
You have to head for higher ground
Empowered Sleep Apnea: THE PODCAST
Episode 5: THE MOUNTAIN
Don’t miss the thrilling season finale. This Thanksgiving.
For a PDF Transcript of this Podcast, including links to cartoons and whatnot, click HERE!
A lone crow...a hidden key...another traveler...a place full of Mountain Magic...
After crossing the RIVER OF DECISION over to TREATED TERRITORY, Robert's gonna find out the reason for that ol' ISLAND SAYING: It's not the crossing, it's the landing!
Many things can go wrong, you see...on your way to Pleasant Dreams Beach.
In this special Season Finale episode, our ol' pal Robert will discover that orienteering around the ISLE is going to require an...um...elevated approach (tee-hee!)...along with...a different set of eyes, a ghost, and an engineering mindset.
In this exceptional, empowering, exciting and vastly entertainingepisode, you will... 1. ...take a personal tour of an expert-level Sleep Medicine clinical problem-solving tool called The Five Finger Approach 2. ...look "under the hood" of the Sleep-Wake MACHINE called the TWO-PROCESS MODEL of Sleep-Wake Regulation 3. ...dig deep into the concept of Circadian Misalignment, using a neato and fully RAD biologic decoder-ring GIZMO called the Circadian Rhythmo-Wheel! 4. ...do a head-first deep-dive into a common complication of Sleep Apnea management called Treatment Emergent Central Sleep Apnea (TECSA), and learn what to do about it from somebody with a ton of experience: Altitude Sleep Medicine expert, Dr. Tom Minor!
Season 2: STORIES FROM THE FIELD. Episode 1: PROLOGUE
00:41:23
[For a full PDF Transcript of this episode including cartoons, click HERE!]
Empowered Sleep Apnea is back...and it's time to leave the Island!
Sleep Apnea, as a diagnosis...as a label...means many things to many people. It has a thousand faces. Moreover, it seems like everywhere you go, there's somebody else telling you that they have the answers...and, somehow, it seems like someone is always trying to sell you something...
In this Season 2 PREMIERE, join Dr. Dave McCarty for a balloon ride of a different color, as he chronicles his two-year post-clinical journey through music, time, space, and friendship to try to find a language that ties us all together.
Cartoons featured in today's episode can be viewed on our website! A full PDF transcript of this episode can be downloaded by clicking HERE :)
To access a complete PDF transcript of this episode, please click HERE!
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A Sleep Doc and a Scientist walk into a story of transformation…
Join Dave and Ellen as the Beautiful Blue Balloon leaves the ISLE, on a quest to seek and understand.
In this exciting episode, our intrepid explorers are regaled by the true and wonderful tale of an endless sinus infection, how this entity disguised a most unusual case of Sleep Apnea, and how the Universe can sometimes provide guidance towards wholeness in beautiful and unexpected ways.
In this episode, we’ll learn about the emerging science of Epigenetic Orthodontia—techniques that can literally change the shape of your face! What’s the risk of new innovations like this? How do they work? What is “Epigenetics,” anyway? What should patients and providers know about it? What’s an evidence-based provider supposed to think?
Never fear: Dave and Ellen harness the power of conversation to unlock these secrets, fueled by the eternal light of Sleep-Geek fascination. All will be revealed!
Special guest this episode: Kate Yeshurun, telling her true story of The Endless Sinus Infection.
About Kate: Kate works for The Kabbalah Centre International as a Kabbalah instructor and global manager of the Roots (Youth) Program. She is also in the process of becoming a certified Birth Doula with DONA International. Kate is passionate about helping individuals navigate the world with more self-love, purpose, and spiritual tools to handle any challenge. She envisions a world in which every human being feels the divinity of their own soul and feels safe and free to be who they truly are...a world in which all humans thrive peacefully together with love and good health! She has moved back home from Toronto to New York, where she currently resides with her husband and daughter.
Contact Kate at kate.yeshurun@kabbalah.com.
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Dr. Ted Belfor and Dave wrote up Kate’s story as a Case Report, which has been submitted for publication and is currently under peer-review. The manuscript for Kate’s Case Report may be reviewed HERE.
A similar transformative Case Report (not Kate!) was recently published in the Canadian journal Oral Health.
Season 2: STORIES FROM THE FIELD. Episode 3: ADELAIDE
00:51:59
[For a full PDF Transcript of this episode, click HERE]
***...A speech language pathologist with "Darth Vader" breathing during sleep...
***...a close encounter with a living legend...
***...and a rabbit hole into a complexity that could not be unseen...
...and what about the MONSTER called "Daniel?"
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Join Dave and Ellen as they welcome Speech Language Pathologist, Myofunctional Therapy expert, and author of the book Sleep Wrecked Kids, Sharon Moore, as she shares her personal true story of transformation and EMPOWERMENT.
More information on special guest Sharon Moore: Sharon Moore is a Speech Pathologist with 4 decades of clinical experience across a wide range of disorders of function in the upper airway. She has worked in clinical settings in Australia and London. Currently, she runs a Private Practice in Canberra, managing medical and dental specialist referrals for patients of all ages and is a member of the Transdisciplinary team for the Canberra Sleep Clinic. Orofacial Myofunctional principles are fully integrated into diagnosis, assessment and treatment of atypical or dysfunctional: breathing, swallowing, chewing, phonation, speech & breathing during sleep.
Sharon has a special interest in early identification of craniofacial and function & growth anomalies in non-syndromic children that influence airway patency during the day and during sleep. Recently, acknowledgement of the role of upper airway muscle function in management of sleep breathing disorders, hails a new era of relevance for work in the upper airway, and affirmation of her chosen clinical direction. With significant health morbidities of sleep disorders in all ages now widely known, Sharon believes there has never been a more important time for medical, dental and allied health professionals to work as a team to resolve airway breathing issues in early childhood. She is author of the book 'Sleep Wrecked Kids: Raising happy healthy children one sleep at a time'.
Season 2: STORIES FROM THE FIELD. Episode 4: SHREVEPORT
00:31:33
A PDF of the TRANSCRIPT of this episode (including a cool photo of Dave and the featured cartoon) can be obtained by clicking HERE.
Dr. William Osler said: To study the phenomena of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study books without patients is not to go to sea at all...
For a full-color PDF transcript of this episode (contains images!--YAY; no music! BOO!), click HERE.
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Ever wonder why there are so many CROWS hanging around the Empowered Sleep Apnea landscape? So have we!
Turns out...we can learn a LOT from our CORVID friends when it comes to how we treat each other...join Dave and Ellen on a lovely meditation on what it means to collaborate, and why the language of EMPOWERMENT is something we ALL should share.
And...who knew??? Somehow, this project ties into music! Learn how the PULMONAUTS music project transformed the conversation into something larger and more beautiful than anyone could have imagined...
To see Dave's piece lampooning simplistic educational handouts, click HERE.
What's a "WoodMender?" by David E. McCarty, MD, FAASM (but you can call me Dave) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The musical journey of the PULMONAUTS was glorious, transformative, beautiful…but not without its friction! Think about it! All of us are professionals, at the top of our game! We all think about music slightly differently! We had to find a way to blend 10 voices, in a coordinated show, with only two practices and a dress rehearsal!
Please keep in mind, dear reader: most of us in the group began as semi-rusty amateurs, trying to find our own voices within an art form that had long seemed dormant. Most of us play by ear.
The fact that we all live in different states made the project seem unlikely at best, doomed at worst.
But: DOOMED we were not! Far from it!
The friendships we’ve made are bounding, beautiful things.
And the show we put on positively rocked.
Personally, I think that rocking vibe came from somewhere much deeper. The voice we made as a group was something new, something that all of us recognized was a product of our collaborative effort.
It makes one feel like taking a deep breath.
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My point here is that we all learned something along the way.
We all learned how to evaluate our own prickles and rough spots, so we could work well with each other. We were able to do this, because we started with a foundation of friendship, bound with the strange fibers of choral harmony and 4:4 time.
We stuck together in the name of love, and a beautiful show emerged, beyond which…lasting friendships and ongoing intellectual growth.
It was while witnessing the beauty of what happens when we sand down those edges, to see the marvelous creations we can make, that I created this little poem and piece of music.
May it find you in a spirit of joy, bonding and love! In the name of celebrating the light in the darkness, I wish everyone a Happy Festivus! ;)
Dave McCarty Boulder, Colorado 14 December 2023 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
WoodMender
Written & Recorded 29 June 2023 To my PULMONAUTS... (c) 2023 Dave McCarty
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Am
I am a wood-mender I build things with wood and glue Stuff I make is straight and true I’m good at what I do
D I can take a fallen tree
Am And shape the edges just like this
D Sandpaper and time, you see?
B. Bb Makes it so the edges fit
Am And it all goes together so nicely With the edges sanded away Yeah, it all goes together so nicely With the edges sanded away
CHORUS
D Yeah, it all goes together so nicely
Am With the edges sanded away
D It all goes together so nicely
Bm. E You can feel the quality
Am I am a carpenter I can build houses too Stuff I make is straight and true I’m good at what I do
Season 2: STORIES FROM THE FIELD. Episode 7: BOSTON
00:31:50
For a link to a PDF transcript of this episode, click HERE. To go to this episode's home page, click HERE :) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The year is 1844...two dentists are perched on the verge of one of the greatest medical discoveries of modern times...will the world be ready?...how will The Universe respond when recognition and fortune are the pursued prizes?
Spoilers: it doesn't end well!
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Join Dave and Ellen as they unpack the true history behind one of the most famous quotations in modern medicine: "Gentlemen: This is no humbug!"
This episode's prologue, “The Price of Humbug” is adapted from an essay published in Dave's Notes (the official blog of Empowered Sleep Apnea), original e-publication date 6/22/22.
To read Dr. Ellen Stothard’s camping study that’s mentioned in this episode, click HERE, and to get a glimpse of how the world reacted, read this piece in Sci-News.
Featured Music on today's program! The legendary St. Louis musician & performer Billy Barnett. Tracks featured on today's show: Late Night FM (from the 2018 album: This is Our City by The Billy Barnett Project) User Friendly (from the 1992 album: Mr. Hyde by Billy's first band, Streetcorner) more info: www.BillyBarnett.com
To access the Landing Page for the PODCAST EPISODE, click HERE.
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To download "Crows Teaching Crows" [our third POP SONG SPECIAL FEATURE] click HERE.
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Let's start with this: An Eagle Scout walks into a situation that requires situational awareness and an engineering mindset...
We are super -proud to feature Airway Dentistry pioneer and innovative orthodontist Dr. Bill Hang, as he narrates the story of a LIFETIME...the story about the things he saw...that made everything different...the notorious Thing That Can't Be Unseen...
Join Dave and Ellen as they unpack this incredible story, in light of the ongoing narrative of Emerging Science...paradigm shifts in science are a predictable part of being human…and they have always been a bit…um… rocky!!
As always, you’ll wanna stay tuned til the end for the prizes at the bottom of the crackerjack box…you don’t wanna miss yer Sleep MedicineDad Joke!
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We’re also thrilled to release a new SPECIAL POP SONG into the wild, like a bird taking flight...a toe-tapping confection called “Crows Teaching Crows”…just a snippet will be played in this episode—the entire song will be released as a SPECIAL POP SONG EPISODE, as Episode 9 in this series…
So…buckle up…climb aboard the Blue Balloon…the adventure awaits!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Have you ever wondered what life would be like if we could really LEARN from each other?....sometimes a song gets into your head and it won't go away...
Enjoy this special POP SONG edition of Empowered Sleep Apnea: THE PODCAST...where sometimes life is best sung out loud... :)
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CROWS TEACHING CROWS
(D McCarty)
15 Jan 2024
[DEDICATED TO PULMONAUTS ALL OVER THE WORLD…]
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I went walking to the market
You know I was fresh out of limes
On my way there was a big oak tree
I pass by it all the time
And in that tree there was a MURDER
No! no! no! not the evil kind! :)
Ima talkin’ bout my neighborhood CROWS
They always having a good time
If one crow learns you’re friendly
He’ll teach his family you are nice
But if you get under his feathers
He’ll teach his friends to hate you, twice! :) :) :)
For a PDF transcript of this episode (includes the cartoon! HUZZAH!), click HERE.
Climb aboard the Beautiful Blue Balloon for a trip to LEXINGTON KENTUCKY, to discover the real meaning of patient care, with the help of a teacher...who ironically teaches NOTHING AT ALL.
Join person-centered dentistry champion Dr. Paul Henny for his transformative tale about a hot day, a long walk, and the man who changed everything, at a time when professional burnout seemed inevitable...
To view the cartoon for this episode, "Choice Cuts", click HERE.
Storyteller for this Episode: Our Storyteller for this episode, Dr. Paul Henny, maintains an esthetically-focused restorative practice in Roanoke, Virginia. Additionally, he has been a national speaker in dentistry, a visiting faculty member of the Pankey Institute for Advanced Dental Education, and visiting lecturer at the Jefferson College or Health Sciences.
Dr. Henny has been a member of the Roanoke Valley Dental Society, The Academy of General Dentistry, The American College of Oral Implantology, The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and is a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantology. He is Past President and co-founder of the Robert F. Barkley Dental Study Club.
A PDF transcript of this episode (includes cartoon! HUZZAH!) is within your grasp by clicking HERE.
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HAPPY HALLOWEEN, Life Fans! For this extra-delibulous palindromic 11th episode of our second season, Dave reads from the Beautiful Blue Book three tales of a SCARY thing we see here on the ISLE of SLEEP APNEA, something called "CPAP Pressure Toxicity".
What's CPAP Pressure Toxicity? It’s any CPAP setting that’s TOO HIGH FOR YOU? What does that look like? Well, listen to our three stories...SCARY STORIES for HALLOWEEN…and find out for yourself! Don’t worry, Life Fans! We wouldn’t leave you IN THE DARK! All three of our TALES OF TERROR happily resolve into joyful EMPOWERMENT!
The cartoon for today's episode is a teaching point that's worth REMEMBERING...the type of mask we use for CPAP really MATTERS...our cartoon character CLAUDIO helps us take a look at the functional differences between nasal masks and oronasal masks.
To fully grasp this episode's cartoon, just click HERE!
Season 2: STORIES FROM THE FIELD Episode 12: ...AND YOU KNOW... (Special POP SONG Edition)
00:13:40
To download a PDF Transcript of this episode (includes cartoon! So RAD!), click HERE.
EVERYONE SINGS!
...if siloed thinking prevents us from grasping COMPLEXITY, true collaboration requires a moment of transformation, when one can emerge from one's silo...how does that happen?....and what does that moment of transcendence feel like?
Join Dave and special guest, Airway Health Solutions founder and fellow PULMONAUT Lauren Gueits for this very special episode that daringly journeys into the Musical Metaverse to answer these questions! Can humility elevate us above the din of argument? Dave and Lauren get playful with this notion within an all-new original earworm of a POP SONG, and invite you to come along...
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