Beconase nasal spray for adenoids?

[PeachesMcLean]

Has anyone tried this with their DS?

I'm sceptical because the leaflet doesn't mention adenoids, just allergic rhinitis. And odd way in which dr prescribed it - I got the impression she was giving it me to pacify me.

DS has been using it for a couple of weeks now and I don't know how quickly to expect results. If at all. he seems to be snoring less but still has a lot of saliva around and sounds bunged up (he's 6). NB I know his problems are not major in comparison to others.

Also slightly concerned cos DS seems to think it's great and keeps shoving it up his nose. Can you get addicted????

We don't have another appointment at the hospital until September, so I can't ask there.

Beconase is a steroidal spray and works on the goblet cells that produce mucus in the sinuses. It should work within a week. Adenoidal problems are a quite different to rhinitis or sinusitis. It may be worth checking with your pharmacist or health visitor.

I don't think you can get addicted. If you're worried, just empty it out and replace with water!

Ds1 (aged 6) has been on flixonase for around 12 months for nasal polyps which made him very very snotty all the time. We went back to the Drs last week as he remains as snotty as ever, and she referred us to ENT with the warning that the next course of action is likely to be an 'adenoidectomy' (sp?) I desperately don't want him to have an operation, but with hindsight we should have taken him back to the drs MUCH sooner. I am blaming his current appalling behaviour on his polyps/persistent cold and hoping that he'll return to his sunnier self if we can sort it out.

thanks. This has never been about mucus in the sinuses to be honest. I'm quite sceptical about why it was prescribed.

Basically, I mentioned it to the ENT doctor because I'd heard that someone else thought it had worked. I wanted her opinion on whether it could help. She said "you can try it if you want"

Anyway, I think we'll get rid of it.

What is wrong with your ds's adenoids?

I've heard of adenoids, but not yet plucked up courage to investigate what they do/why you might want them removing. Is this an option for your ds?

My ds loves using his spray (when he/we remember) - maybe it's just a six year old boy thing, your ds's 'addiction'.

Well. He speaks with a constantly blocked sound. He snores quite a bit and has (mild) problems with speech - struggles to pronounce things properly like it's just too much effort (though he can do it when he wants). He seems to struggle controlling the saliva in his mouth as well so he can be a bit dribbly. He doesn't get related ear problems on the whole (though had a week of seeming deafness last time he had a cold which prompted our trip to the GP and then we got the ENT referral...) But swollen adenoids is probably the problem.

Taking adenoids out means surgery which means general anaesthetic so obviously you avoid that unless it's really necessary. They should grow out of it too, so I just need to be patient.

So I'd heard that a steroid spray can help to reduce the adenoids size, and I just mentioned that to the doctor. We ended up with a prescription and me feeling like I'd pushed for it and now that it's really not going to do anything.

I'm not entirely serious about the addiction by the way I just wanted to check that that wasn't possible. I don't have the leaflet anymore.

mu daughter had/has similar signs to your son, and was on sodium chromoglycate for approx 1year. Then started severe sniffing, so i got her referred to ENT, and she had her adenoids out 2wks ago. Was very worrying before hand, but she was back to herself within 1 hour of the op. Unfortunately, the adenoids hadn't turned out to be the main problem though, so i suspect it won't be the cure-all we were hoping for. The sodium chromoglycate did give an improvement for a while, but its hard to remember 4times a day to give them.