Has anyone ever been prescribed nebulised budesonide for debilitating croup-like cough? If so, did it help?
My son, 5.5, has highly reactive upper airways airways. After every virus, however mild, the result is a prolonged and debilitating cough over several days to week, which sounds horrific and affects his school attendance, exhausts him by day and disrupts his sleep all night. It is a deep, hacking sound not unlike croup but not full blown croup. (He has had full croup a few times, successfully treated with dexamethzone at a&e). No lung involvement. No allergies. No asthma. Tried asthma meds and no improvement despite correct use of spacer over a period of 2 years. No wheeze. We have had respiratory consultant advice and she took him off the asthma treatments. (Inhalers blue and brown, montelukast, antihistamine).
Have read up on treatment using nebulised budesonide for this type of cough, with seemingly great success. However this seems to be common in the US, not so much in the UK. The idea is that the medicine coats the upper airways when using the nebuliser, unlike through an inhaler where it goes deep into the lungs.
Really hoping to hear from some people who have used this with their child and how it went. We have been referred on to ENT and wondering if it is something I could suggest/discuss?