Nasal applique and related applicator for applying applique to a nose of a wearer

An applicator for placing a pair of nasal appliques on opposing lateral regions of a nose of a user, the applicator comprising:

• a base;
• a nose rest coupled to the base and adapted to rest adjacent the nose of the user;
• a pair of stop members coupled to the base and arranged in generally opposed relation to each other;
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• a pair of applicating elements coupled to the base, each applicating element being engageable with a respective one of the pair of nasal appliques, each applicating element being selectively transitional between a first position and a second position, when each applicating element is in its first position, the applicating element is positioned adjacent the respective one of the pair of stop members and when each applicating element is in its second position, the applicating element is moved away from the respective one of the pair of stop members for placing the respective one of the pair of nasal appliques on the nose of the user.

A disposable nasal applique attachable to a nose of a wearer and configured for use with a magnet positioned adjacent to the nose of the wearer, the disposable nasal applique comprising:

• a base layer configured to be selectively attachable to the nose of the wearer;
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• a metallic element coupled to the base layer and configured to interact with the magnet when the magnet is positioned adjacent the nose of the wearer and the base layer is attached to the nose of the wearer, the interaction between the metallic element and the magnet imparting a dilating force on the nose of the wearer causing the nose of the wearer to dilate;
• the metallic element being configured to allow for movement of the magnet relative to the metallic element along at least one axis when the magnet is magnetically held adjacent to the metallic element;
• the nasal applique, while being attached to the nose of the wearer, being selectively transitional between an ON state and an OFF state, in the active state, the metallic element magnetically interacts with the magnet to impart the dilating force on the nose of the wearer, in the inactive state, the metallic element is magnetically decoupled from the magnet to cease imparting of the dilating force on the nose of the wearer.