Improving Treatment Outcomes in Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders: The Power of the Nose Aug 16, 2026

Nasal breathing plays a central role in sleep quality, airway stability, nitric oxide production, and treatment outcomes.

When healthcare professionals discuss sleep-related breathing disorders, the conversation often centers around the airway, tongue, palate, tonsils, adenoids, sleep studies,

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Novel Approaches to Nasal and Upper Airway Rehabilitation Aug 09, 2026

Nasal breathing rehabilitation looks beyond the nose to include the brain, tongue, diaphragm, upper airway, and nervous system.

Nasal breathing is not simply a habit. It is a vital function that influences airway health, sleep quality, nervous system regulation, oxygen delivery, nitric oxide pr

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The Modern Orthodontist: Why Comprehensive Airway Evaluation in Children Should Be the Gold Standard Aug 02, 2026

Modern orthodontics looks beyond straight teeth to evaluate growth, airway, sleep, breathing, and oral function.

Orthodontics is no longer just about straight teeth.

For healthcare professionals working in airway health, pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, myofunctional therapy, speech therapy,

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The Skull-Brain Connection: How Airway Dysfunction May Influence Complex Disease Jul 26, 2026

Airway health is connected to the skull, brain, sinuses, oral function, posture, and nervous system regulation.

Airway health is often discussed through the lens of sleep apnea, mouth breathing, tongue posture, orthodontics, and craniofacial growth. But what if the airway conversation is even b

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Sensory Processing and Airway Health: Why Occupational Therapy Belongs on the Interdisciplinary Team Jul 19, 2026

Airway health is connected to sensory processing, motor planning, posture, breathing, and regulation.

Airway health is never just about the airway.

Patients who struggle with mouth breathing, sleep-disordered breathing, tongue dysfunction, feeding challenges, oral restrictions, or myofunctiona

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Pregnancy-Induced Sleep Apnea: Why Airway Health Should Begin Before Birth Jul 12, 2026

Airway health begins before birth, and maternal sleep quality can influence both mother and baby.

Airway health does not begin in childhood. It begins before birth.

In an Airway Circle Thursday Night Live presentation, Dr. Mark Cannon shared a powerful message for healthcare professionals: pre

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TMJ Considerations in Airway Development and Function Jul 05, 2026

The TMJ plays an important role in jaw growth, airway support, oral function, posture, and sleep.

Airway health is not only about the nose, throat, tonsils, or sleep study results. For many patients, especially children in active growth and development, the temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, may

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Craniosacral Fascial Therapy and Airway Health: The Missing Piece Healthcare Professionals Should Understand Jun 28, 2026

Airway health begins with the whole body, not just the nose, mouth, or tongue.

Airway health is rarely a single-system issue. Breathing disorders, sleep-disordered breathing, tongue dysfunction, oral restrictions, craniofacial growth concerns, feeding challenges, and myofunctional disorders oft

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Primitive Reflexes and Their Impact on Development Nov 16, 2024

In our recent Airway Circle webinar, Dr. Josh Madsen shared invaluable insights into primitive reflexes and their profound impact on development. These reflexes, which originate in the brainstem, play a critical role in laying the foundation for brain development and function. Hereโ€™s a breakdown

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Is it a tongue-tie? Jun 23, 2024

Sometimes the earliest struggles are the first signs that a baby needs more support.

It was my first baby, a little girl. I was overjoyed, overwhelmed with emotion and so excited to build a beautiful breastfeeding relationship with her. I read all of the books, took a breastfeeding class, even

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