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Q: can i give budesonide inhalation suspension to my 2 year old in a breathing machine for her asthma?
My 2 year old daughter was just recently diagnosed with asthma but it only acts up when she gets a bad cold so i try to get her started on albuterol treatments at the first sign of a cold because ive been through this with my now 8 year old son. My son was given the budesonide inhalation suspension the last time he was in the hospital he still has a whole box of it but he only had to use it for a couple days after he left the hospital so ive been giving it to him when he gets a cold also and it seems to work well it has kept him out of the hospital, so now that my daughter is suffering with a bad cough i wanted to start her on the treatment as well to try to keep her out of the hospital.
A: It is not a fast acting drug, so the results from it will be minimal (if at all) and the purpose of the steroid (to decrease inflammation of the lungs) takes time to build up in the system.
Let me ask you this…..are you using the “Blow-by” technique of giving her nebulizers? (putting the tubing in front of her face and blowing it at her) because that technique is useless. When using the blow-by technique for giving a nebulizer the recipient only receives about 5% of the medication which of course = a waste. Make her wear a mask or the BEST solution possible is to teach her to use the mouth piece or corrugated tubing attached to the nebulizer directly in her mouth. Make sure you are rinsing the nebulizer often also because after using it a few times it will get a build up of albuterol concentrate which will not nebulize properly.
Good luck and as always, don’t ever risk it too much with kids because when they get sick they can go from bad to worse in the blink of an eye. Taking her to the doctor or hospital is always smart. 
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