Method and device for nasal dilation by applying force to a target cheek area without mandibular displacement

A nasal dilation device comprising:

• a pair of pads adapted to be placed against a user's cheeks, with each of said pair of pads being placed at a target area above a jawbone and below a zygomatic bone of the user;
• and
• a head-worn device including a spring structure depressing the pair of pads against said user's cheek tissue, said spring structure providing a cheek tissue-depressing force to said pair of pads resulting in an application of an external force to said user's cheek tissue at the target area and away from both the mandible and the zygomatic bone of the user, said force tending to limit movement of said user's cheek tissue during respiration and maintain inner cheek tissue against the user's gums and teeth during use, and with substantially no external forces being directly applied by the spring structure to either the zygomatic bone or mandible of the user and with substantially no jaw thrusting pressure being applied to the mandible, with said mandible being maintained in its normal resting position while dilating nasal passageways away from the target area.