Anesthesiologists are obsessed with the airway, and with good reason. Along with maintaining circulation, establishing a patent airway whereby ventilation is possible constitutes the specialty’s three cornerstones: ABC; Airway, Breathing and Circulation. If we cannot deliver oxygenated gas to our patients, the rest of what we do is literally irrelevant.
But this article isn’t about what we’re normally preoccupied by; it’s about your own airway and