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54. Breathing & Bedwetting: What’s the Connection with Dr. Piya Gandhi
Beauty of Breathing
Could persistent bedwetting be a clue that a child is struggling to breathe during sleep?
In this episode of the Beauty of Breathing Podcast, Renata Nehme speaks with board-certified pediatric dentist Dr. Piya Gandhi about the possible relationship between disrupted breathing, poor-quality sleep, and nighttime bedwetting.
They explore:
✨ The difference between primary and secondary bedwetting
✨ How fragmented sleep may interfere with normal nighttime hormone regulation
✨ Signs of sleep-disordered breathing that parents can observe
✨ Why mouth breathing, restless sleep, grinding, drooling, and unusual sleep positions matter
✨ How tongue posture, oral restrictions, and jaw development may affect the airway
✨ When enlarged tonsils or adenoids may require further evaluation
✨ Why lip taping should only be considered after proper screening
✨ The importance of early intervention and multidisciplinary care
Dr. Gandhi explains that children do not choose to wet the bed, grind their teeth, or sleep with their mouths open. These symptoms deserve curiosity and compassion, particularly when they occur alongside snoring, heavy breathing, behavioral changes, daytime fatigue, or a return of bedwetting after a previously dry period.
The discussion also highlights why treatment should be individualized. Depending on the child, evaluation may involve a pediatric dentist, pediatrician, ENT, sleep specialist, orthodontist, or myofunctional therapist.
Dr. Piya Gandhi is a board-certified pediatric dentist specializing in pediatric airway health and oral dysfunction. She practices in Houston, Texas, at West U Pediatric Dentistry and Tanglewood Pediatric Dentistry.
🎧 Listen closely to learn which nighttime behaviors may be telling you more about your child’s breathing than you realize.
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ABOUT OUR HOST:
Renata Nehme RDH, BSDH, COM®, OMS™ has been a Registered Dental Hygienist since 2010. In 2016, when she was introduced to the world of "Myofunctional Therapy" she immediately knew that was her calling, especially when she learned that it encapsulated many of her passions- breastfeeding, the import of early childhood development, and airway health.
In 2021 Renata founded Airway Circle with the intention of creating a collaborative and multidisciplinary group of like-minded health professionals who share the same passion for learning and giving in the dental health and airway space.
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