Internal nasal dilator and medicine delivery method

An internal nasal dilator for use within a nose having first and second nostrils separated by a septum, each of the nostrils defining in part an internal nasal passageway and an interior outer wall surface generally opposite the septum, the dilator comprising:

• a clip configured to contact and apply an inward force to the septum when the dilator is donned, wherein the clip contacts the septum along first and second planar engaging surfaces;
• first and second nostril expanders, with each of the nostril expanders including
• a nostril engaging element configured to contact and exert an outward force against a portion of the interior outer wall surface of a respective nostril when the dilator is donned, and
• an arm interconnecting the nostril engaging element and the clip;
• and
• a compound disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the first and second nostril expanders which is exposed to an airflow within the nostrils, wherein the disposed compound is approximately between 0.001 inches and 0.100 inches in thickness.

An internal nasal dilator for use within a nose having first and second nostrils separated by a septum, each of the nostrils defining in part an internal nasal passageway and an interior outer wall surface generally opposite the septum, the dilator comprising:

• a clip configured to contact and apply an inward force to the septum when the dilator is donned, wherein the clip contacts the septum along first and second planar engaging surfaces;
• first and second nostril expanders, with each of the nostril expanders including
• a nostril engaging element configured to contact and exert an outward force against a portion of the interior outer wall surface of a respective nostril when the dilator is donned, and
• an arm interconnecting the nostril engaging element and the clip;
• and
• a compound suspended in a base and disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the first and second nostril expanders which is exposed to an airflow within the nostrils, wherein the base comprises glycerin, and wherein the disposed compound and base is approximately between 0.001 inches and 0.100 inches in thickness.