A nasal strip, a non-pharmacologic adhesive nasal dilator, is applied to the nasal bridge with two springs. The nasal strip pulls the nasal vestibule outward and increases the cross-sectional area of the nasal valve and the volume inside the anterior nasal region. This consequently opens the nasal passages and reduces the nasal airflow resistance. As a result, there is a rapid improvement in the inspiratory nasal airflow and relief from subjective feelings of nasal congestion and obstruction following the use of a nasal strip.
Additionally, the quality of sleep has been reported to improve, including a reduction in snoring, insomnia, and daytime sleepiness. 1 An asymmetric butterfly prototype nasal dilator strip is a recent invention. 1 This butterfly strip has been designed to adhere to the cheek. 1 This design was expected to pull outward on multiple areas of the nose compared with…
