Breathing assist assembly and method

A breathing aid assembly comprising:

• a horizontal portion having a first end section and a second end section and a first intermediate section, a first adhesive pad coupled to said first end section and a second adhesive pad coupled said second end section, wherein said first intermediate section comprises a first reinforcing member biased toward a first predetermined configuration, and wherein said horizontal portion is adapted to extend from a first ala of a person's nose to a second ala of said person's nose, said first adhesive pad is adapted for releasable engagement to temporarily fasten said first end section to said first ala, said second adhesive pad is adapted for releasable engagement to temporarily fasten said second end section to second ala, and said horizontal portion is adapted to provide a first pulling force to both the first ala and the second ala, said pulling force provided at least in part by the first reinforcing member being biased toward a first predetermined configuration;
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• a vertical portion extending from the horizontal portion and having a second intermediate section, a third end section and a third adhesive pad coupled to said third end section, wherein said second intermediate section comprises a second reinforcing member biased toward a second predetermined configuration, and wherein said vertical portion is adapted to extend to the person's forehead from said horizontal portion when the first end section is fastened to the first ala and the second end section is fastened to the second ala, and wherein said third adhesive pad is adapted for releasable engagement to temporarily fasten said third end section to the person's forehead and provide a second pulling force to both the first ala and the second ala, said second pulling force provided at least in part by the second reinforcing member being biased toward the second predetermined configuration.