Empty Nose Syndrome: The Story of Sam Treffry

This episode tells the story of Sam Treffry, a 34-year-old man from Australia who was diagnosed with Empty Nose Syndrome after undergoing several nasal procedures earlier in life.

Told through the public account shared by his brother, Beau Treffry, the episode follows Sam’s struggle with severe sleep and breathing problems, his withdrawal from university and work, and the suffering his family only fully understood after Sam ended his own life in October 2024.

The episode also explores what Empty Nose Syndrome can do to breathing: how the turbinates help regulate nasal resistance and airflow, condition inhaled air, and provide sensory feedback to the nervous system — and why a physically open nasal airway does not necessarily mean normal breathing.

Sam’s brother also shared a treasured memory from 2013, when the two rowed through Wolli Creek, navigated the mangroves, played chess and explored an island together.

Read Sam Treffry’s story and more information here:

https://empty-nose-syndrome-info.blogspot.com/2024/10/empty-nose-syndrome-sam-treffry-fifth.html