Testing for exhaled NO is very exciting because it is a good predictor of what treatment will work best. Exhaled NO is closely linked to the type of asthma caused by allergens and it happens to be the one that best responds to cortisone treatment.
Exhaled NO testing is also very accurate and sensitive. It can detect inflammation even if there are no symptoms. And it can sense changes in the level of inflammation directly after exposure to allergenic triggers. No other test can do that.
Normal levels have been established for children and adults. Exhaled NO also shows rapid changes in response to treatment or worsening of the disease and can therefore be used to routinely monitor progress.
This means that doctors can very quickly start patients on cortisones if the exhaled NO levels are high, or change the doses if the levels change. It also means that doctors can monitor the way a patient responds to treatment over time by seeing how the exhaled NO levels change.
Aerocrine designs and develops products to measure exhaled NO and the product that has been developed for routine clinical use is called NIOX MINO®. Aerocrine has also worked closely with the top asthma doctors in all over the world to establish internationally recognized guidelines for exhaled NO testing. Considering the level of expertise, it’s no wonder Aerocrine’s products are considered the gold standard of exhaled NO testing.
NIOX MINO® is so easy to use that children from school-age and sometimes younger) can follow the simple steps.
Read more about how a test with NIOX MINO is done.