Upper body convective heat therapy device and method of making and using same

A therapy device for providing air to a patient's upper body, said device comprising:

• a tube having a first leg, a second leg, and a crosspiece, wherein said first leg, said second leg, and said crosspiece defining a U-shaped opening, said U-shaped opening sized to accommodate a head of the patient between said first leg and said second leg, said tube having an orifice for an air supply hose, said tube formed by overlaying a first tube sheet and a second tube sheet and joining said first tube sheet and said second tube sheet at a common outside edge;
• a plurality of exhaust ports formed in said tube for exhausting a medium from said tube into said U-shaped opening;
• a base sheet attached to said crosspiece, whereby said base sheet holds said tube in a fixed position when inflating and deflating said tube;
• at least one securing tab extending from said common outside edge and attached to said base sheet;
• and
• a cover sheet attached to said first leg, said cover sheet being transparent and extending to said second leg, said tube positioned between said cover sheet and said base sheet.