A study comparing rates of deflation of nasal balloons used in epistaxis.

A study was set up to compare the rates of deflation between three commonly used nasal balloons for securing haemostasis in epistaxis, namely Brighton balloons, Simpson Balloons, and Foley catheters. Brighton balloons were found to have the slowest rate of deflation, followed by Simpson balloons. Foley catheter balloons have the fastest rate of deflation, having deflated to less than half their original diameter by day five. However, these differences are relatively small.