A nasal device that increases airflow through the nasal passage is described.By allowingthe patient to breathe properly through their nose, the device prevents thecausticmanifestations of obligate oral breathing. The device may also hold and formpatent nasalairways postoperatively. The device comprises two paired open ends and asuperior,inferior, lateral and medial wall. The walls enclose a breathable canal thatfunctions toincrease ventilation via the nasal cavity. The walls can have a unique shapeas they reflectthe same contour as the nasal anatomy and are made of an expandable polymerwith orwithout reinforcement materials. The device can be from one to fourcentimeters long andgoes through the full or partial nasal path. The nasal device is separate foreach nostril.Described also is a method for using the nasal device.
