What if the anxiety you have learned to manage, the exhaustion you’ve normalized, or the sleep issues you’ve brushed off aren’t personality traits or stress but signs of an airway problem no one ever told you to look for?

In this episode of No One Told Me: The Airway Health Connection, Dr. Liz Turner welcomes Emily, a patient who courageously shares her deeply personal journey through decades of dental trauma, undiagnosed airway dysfunction, tongue tie, myofunctional therapy, and moderate sleep apnea.

Despite being proactive about her health, Emily’s symptoms were repeatedly dismissed or overlooked because she didn’t fit the typical profile. 

What unfolded instead was a powerful reminder of how airway health can quietly influence nearly every system in the body from sleep and energy to emotional regulation, focus, and long-term wellness.

This conversation goes beyond a single diagnosis. It explores the emotional and physical toll of being unheard in healthcare, the importance of interdisciplinary and airway-centered care, and why learning to trust your body’s signals can change the entire course of your health.

In this episode, you will learn:

• How airway dysfunction can exist for years without obvious or “classic” symptoms
• The connection between breathing, sleep quality, anxiety, and nervous system regulation
• Why treating root causes not just symptoms leads to lasting, life-changing outcomes

This episode is for clinicians expanding their understanding of airway health, caregivers supporting loved ones through complex health journeys, and individuals who sense that something isn’t right but haven’t found answers yet.

Because when you breathe better, you don’t just sleep better you think clearer, feel calmer, and live more fully.

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