Does oral cortisone (a.k.a. prednisone, the pill not the sprays) have any effect? [I'm fairly certain most ENT doctors would prescribe that, not as a continuing

Does oral cortisone (a.k.a. prednisone, the pill not the sprays) have any effect? [I'm fairly certain most ENT doctors would prescribe that, not as a continuing prescription, but as a test].