Nose blow training apparatus

A method for training a child how to blow his or her nose, the method comprising:

• (a) providing a training apparatus comprising
• (i) a tapered chute having proximal and distal ends, the tapered chute defining an internal passageway connecting the proximal and distal ends,
• (ii) wherein the proximal end includes a proximal opening that is sufficiently wide to fit over the child's nose, the opening defined by a nosepiece having two lobes adapted to fit around nostrils of the child's nose and by a bridge lobe adapted to fit over a bridge of the child's nose,
• (iii) wherein the distal end includes a distal opening that is smaller than the proximal opening,
• (iv) wherein the internal passageway includes a narrow portion, adjoining the distal opening,
• (v) wherein the internal passageway includes a central portion, adjoining the narrow portion, which is narrower than the narrow portion;
• (b) inserting, by an adult, a projectile into the distal opening such that it is lodged within the narrow portion, the projectile being sized and dimensioned to correspond to the narrow portion;
• (c) placing, by the adult, the training apparatus over the child's nose such that the training apparatus fits around nostrils of the child's nose and over a bridge of the child's nose;
• (d) inhaling, by the child through his or her nose, air and effecting a pulling force on the projectile, the projectile being prevented from being pulled inward into the child's nose by the central portion;
• and
• (e) exhaling, by the child through his or her nose, air and effecting a pushing force on the projectile that ejects the projectile from the training apparatus.

A method for training a child how to blow his or her nose, the method comprising:

• (a) providing a training apparatus comprising
• (a) a chute having proximal and distal ends, the chute defining an internal passageway connecting the proximal and distal ends;
• and
• (b) a force measurement device arranged at the distal end, the force measurement device including a float object positioned therein;
• (c) wherein the proximal end includes a nosepiece, having a flared proximal opening, that is shaped to fit over, and seal around, the child's nose;
• and
• (d) wherein when air is exhaled into the proximal opening, the exhaled air passes through the internal passageway and builds pressure behind the float object such that the float object is forced upward within the force measurement device;
• (b) placing, by an adult, the training apparatus over the child's nose;
• (c) exhaling, by the child through his or her nose, air and effecting force that drives the float object upward within the force measurement device.

A method for training a child how to blow his or her nose, the method comprising:

• (a) providing a training apparatus comprising
• (i) a tapered chute having proximal and distal ends, the tapered chute defining an internal passageway connecting the proximal and distal ends,
• (ii) wherein the proximal end includes a proximal opening that is sufficiently wide to fit over the child's nose, the opening defined by a nosepiece having two lobes adapted to fit around nostrils of the child's nose and by a bridge lobe adapted to fit over a bridge of the child's nose,
• (iii) wherein the distal end includes a distal opening that is smaller than the proximal opening,
• (iv) wherein the internal passageway includes
• (A) a first portion extending from the proximal opening defined within the nosepiece, the first portion including generally vertical walls opposite the proximal opening, and a cross-sectional area of the first portion generally tapering downward from the proximal opening to the generally vertical walls,
• (B) a second portion extending from the distal opening, and
• (C) a third, central portion extending from the generally vertical walls, the central portion connecting the first portion to the second portion, and a cross-sectional area of the central portion being smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second portion, and the central portion being sized to snugly accommodate a projectile lodged therein;
• (b) inserting, by an adult, a projectile into the distal opening such that it is lodged within the second portion, the projectile being sized and dimensioned to correspond to the second portion;
• (c) placing, by the adult, the training apparatus over the child's nose such that the training apparatus fits around nostrils of the child's nose and over a bridge of the child's nose;
• (d) inhaling, by the child through his or her nose, air and effecting a pulling force on the projectile, the projectile being prevented from being pulled inward into the child's nose by the central portion;
• and
• (e) exhaling, by the child through his or her nose, air and effecting a pushing force on the projectile that ejects the projectile from the training apparatus.