actually made breathing easier [SEP] since this is silicone i expected this bracket to be sort of malleable however it s rather hard but not uncomfortable it fits fine on my face and didn t cause any skin irritation at first it felt cool to wear but the longer i had it on the more it just became the same temp as my body i was able to hook the bracket into the pleats of my surgical mask after some adjustment i found the top pleat to be best as it stopped my mask from creeping up to my eyes like it usually does i didn t have any issues with the bracket slipping around inside even when i was talking it stayed put best of all this bracket did actually make my breathing easier without compromising the fit of my mask