On The Fringe: Sleep Apnea Treatment You Haven’t Heard Of featuring Dr. Audrey Yoon, DDS, MS

About this episode

Dr. Alison Kole discusses innovative airway expansion techniques for treating sleep apnea with Dr. Audrey Yoon.

What if treating sleep apnea isn’t just about machines, mouthguards, or surgery—but actually changing the structure of your airway? In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Alison Kole sits down with Stanford sleep expert and orthodontist Dr. Audrey Yoon to explore a rapidly emerging—and often overlooked—approach to sleep-disordered breathing: airway expansion. You’ll hear how techniques like MARPE (miniscrew-assisted palatal expansion) are reshaping the future of sleep medicine. From children with s...

People in this episode

Host: Alison Kole

Guest: Dr. Audrey Yoon

Topics covered

• sleep apnea
• airway expansion
• sleep medicine
• orthodontics
• breathing disorders

Keywords

• sleep apnea
• airway expansion
• MARPE
• sleep medicine
• orthodontics
• breathing disorders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stanford

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