![]() The other comment you often hear is somebody says, “I only snore when I have alcohol.” Well, if you think about it, alcohol is a muscle relaxant. That’s because gravity is pushing that tongue backwards. Only when I’m on my back.” Then we get elbowed to roll over onto our side. So as we know, when we lie on our back, a lot of people say, “That’s when I snore. Sleep apnea is a complete blockage of the airway. So what happens is snoring is a partial blockage of the airway. Shaquille O’Neal probably has a 45-size tongue in a size 40 mouth. Well, if you have a size 9 tongue in a size 6 mouth, then your teeth are in the front and the sides, the tongue has no place to go, and so it goes backwards. Jonathan Greenburg: The front of the foot goes in and then the rest of the back of the foot is hanging out. If you think about it, if you’ve got a size 9 foot, you’re going to put it in a size 6 shoe. It’s about having a big tongue in a small mouth. Jonathan Greenburg: I love when you ask a question like that, because it’s really simple. The more that I’ve read about it and understand it and have been with somebody who snores, it’s a huge problem. And they all had their different snore patterns. ![]() They were the ones that I remember from a very young age put this spin on snoring that was so funny when they were in bed. It’s interesting how with– I don’t know if you remember the Three Stooges. Then about 10 years ago, I made the complete transition where we stopped doing dentistry any longer and we created what we call– our centers now are called Snore Experts, where we’ve got five treatment centers in Los Angeles where all we do is treat snoring and sleep apnea. The more we got into it, the more excited we got. We joke about when someone’s not getting good rest and they pull an all-nighter or we try to be heroic and say, “I can get by on two hours’ night of sleep,” and they’re really doing their body a lot of harm. Truly, it’s become so exciting because of the significant impact it has on people’s lives. The more we investigated it, the more we got involved. We looked at them and said, “It sounds really interesting. We really knew nothing about it at the time. ![]() Somebody about 20 years ago came into our office and said the next big thing is going to be the treatment of snoring and sleep apnea for dentists. Jonathan Greenburg: It really was kind of serendipitous. Talk a little bit about what inspired you to switch careers and go in this direction. You practiced dentistry for 30 years and then you switched over to really working with sleep disorders, specifically snoring and sleep apnea. Kathy Smith: Let’s just start with a little background. It’s great to be here, great to share all this fun and really important stuff. Jonathan Greenberg, and thousands of others have credited him for saving their marriages. Even Shaquille O’Neal, one of the nation’s most publicly notorious snorers was cured by Dr. He’s the inventor of a simple and effective way to eliminate sleepless nights and the health issues that may result from chronic snoring. Jonathan Greenburg, celebrity dentist and snore expert who, for the past ten years, has focused his practice exclusively on the treatment of snoring and sleep apnea. ![]() I’m so excited for today’s guest, because I’ve been personally impacted by a partner who snores. Over time, snoring can be hazardous not only to your health, but to your partner’s as well. Know anybody who snores? Well, you’re not alone - Snoring affects one out of two adults in America, either directly or through what’s called secondary snoring, which means being affected by someone who snores. And very likely, it puts added strain on relationships. Over 90 million Americans suffer from a condition that leads to fatigue and brain fog, and may lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. ✅ How to know when snoring a sign of something more serious ✅ Natural solutions to improve throat and jaw muscle tone to help eliminate snoring ✅ What to do when you suffer from “second hand snoring,” meaning your partner’s snoring is destroying your sleep ✅ How snoring impacts you in ways you don’t even think about…including 3x more likely to have a heart attack, 4x more likely to have a stroke, and 7x more likely to get in a car accident ![]()
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