BREATHING ASSISTANCE DEVICE

摘要

A breathing assistance device comprises a resiliently stretchable band member dimensioned to wrap generally around a user's head; and adhesive elements removably connected to respective ends of the band member for temporarily adhering to respective cheeks of a person. During use, the band member of the device under tension exerts a tangential pull on the skin of a person's cheeks thereby to open the person's sinuses and/or nasal passages. An adhesive element for a breathing assistance device, the adhesive element comprises a base layer having a connection element for removably connecting the base layer to a platform that is connected to a respective end of a resiliently stretchable band member of the breathing assistance device; and an adhesive layer overlying at least a portion of the base layer.