Inspire Integrative Airway Care

02/26/2026

01/08/2026

Dark Circles, “allergic shiners” or venous pooling are the dark, bruise like circles that many children (and adults) develop under their eyes and can be a symptom of airway dysfunction.

Sometimes dark circles develop with an illness or a few days of late nights. Typically, this is not a concern if the dark circles resolve once you feel better or catch up on sleep. Chronic dark circles may indicate a change in structure from years of improper breathing and poor oral posture. Mouth breathing and low tongue posture lead to the development of narrow jaws which results in an under developed mid face. This narrowing causes a reduction in the space available for venous blood flow under the eyes resulting in poor blood flow and an accumulation of deoxygenated blood in the veins. Allergies, inflammation and nasal obstruction can also contribute to the dark circles as blood from the facial veins cant drain properly and pools under the eyes.

Do you or your child have dark circles? If so, we encourage you to have their airway and jaw development assessed.

12/26/2025

From our family to yours, Merry Christmas!

2025 has brought some of our biggest moments yet and as the year comes to a close, we want to take a moment to thank you for being part of our story. Whether you have been following along here since day one, you have shared our mission with a friend or you have trusted us with your care, your dedication to creating healthier, happier lives for your family is truly inspiring. Thank you.

It's because of you, your trust and your support, that we can continue to grow and evolve, offer new resources and better support to help families like yours thrive. Together, we have made real strides in optimizing the health of those around us.

This holiday season, we hope you’re able to slow down and spend precious time with the ones you’ve been working so hard to protect and nurture. Wishing you a holiday full of joy, peace, health and a wonderful year ahead.

- Dr. Chelsea and Sarah

12/05/2025

This little lady has completed has completed her PRE-PROCEDURE myo and is now ready for her release! This suction hold is the result of our patient's hard work and effort and is KEY to an optimal release procedure. We require all of our patients to do myofunctional therapy as it is not enough to just improve structure (release/ expansion). Structure and function must both be addressed for best outcomes and long term stability.

Benefits of myofunctional therapy include:

🌱 lifelong airway health

🌱 proper swallow, breathing and tongue posture

🌱 facial balance and proper craniofacial development

🌱 longterm stability (the tongue is natures retainer)

🌱 improve systemic health (immune system begins with the nose and nasal breathing)

🌱 improve sleep quality

11/21/2025

Why 3D CBCT?

Because we don't want to guess when it comes to your child's health. This imaging is critical to informed and personalized treatment plans. While radiation exposure is a real concern, the machine we use allows us to take an image safely with less radiation exposure than a flight from NYC to LA.

📏 precise measurements

👃visualization of things we cannot see clinically including the tonsils, adenoids and nasal cavity

🌱 craniofacial growth patterns

🦷 access dental and TMJ development