71. From First Breaths to First Words: Oral Restrictions, Airway Health, and Team-Based Pediatric Care with Dr. Erick Galindo

Beauty of Breathing

Beauty of Breathing
71. From First Breaths to First Words: Oral Restrictions, Airway Health, and Team-Based Pediatric Care with Dr. Erick Galindo
May 20, 2025 Season 3 Episode 71
Renata Nehme RDH, BSDH, COM®

What if the most overlooked aspect of your child's health is something they do 20,000 times a day? In this eye-opening conversation with Dr. Eric Galindo, a pediatrician with nearly two decades of experience, we explore the profound connection between breathing, oral function, and overall development in children.

Dr. Galindo shares his remarkable shift from traditional medicine's "band-aid approach" to a comprehensive understanding of how restricted airways impact everything from colic to sleep disturbances. With striking honesty, he admits, "When a pediatrician says 'it's normal,' they might really mean 'I don't know.'" This candid insight sets the tone for a discussion that connects seemingly unrelated childhood issues to their common root: compromised breathing.

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About our Guest:

Dr. Erick Galindo is a pediatrician based in Guadalajara who's redefining how we care for children. With nearly 20 years of experience, he’s turned the standard consult into something much deeper, focusing on how breathing, sleep, and oral function shape a child’s development.

From tethered oral tissues to airway health, to the importance of chewing, and the impact of sleep on behavior.  Dr. Galindo connects the dots between symptoms and root causes, bringing both precision and empathy to his practice.

He’s a board member of ICAP and an ambassador for The Breathe Institute.

Follow Dr. Erick on Instagram: @drerick.pediatra

Support the show

ABOUT OUR HOST:

Renata Nehme RDH, BSDH, COM® 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.

Myo Moves - Become a Patient: www.myo-moves.com


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