Frequently asked questions

About CoughCare — what it does, and what it deliberately doesn't

Do I need an account?

Yes. Sign in with a phone number or an email address plus a verification code. No password to set, no personal details to fill in.

Does night monitoring drain the battery?

No. Detection runs on the phone; recording and upload wake up only when a cough is likely. The rest of the night it idles at low power — much less than half an hour of video.

Will it mistake rolling over or patting the mattress for a cough?

The on-device model filters first and thresholds are updated server-side, but you have the final say: you listen back to every clip in the morning. If you mark many clips "not a cough", the app asks for feedback so we can keep tuning.

What is in the visit summary?

One long image ordered like a consultation: basics → health-profile summary → totals → cough types → timing → symptoms → medication → background. Audio is not in the image; play it from the app and hand the phone to the doctor.

What ages is it for?

Parents of children aged 0–10, with the core being 3–7 — the years when coughs are frequent and children can't describe them. It also works for older children with a recurring cough worth tracking.

Can it log daytime coughs?

Yes. Monitoring covers the night; the + button covers the day. Hold it to record the sound too, and tag a single cough, multiple coughs or a cluster.

Can I add coughs from previous days?

Yes. Tools → "Backfill past coughs": pick a date, enter count and type, add several at once, and keep a draft if you're interrupted.

Can it tell dry from wet?

You decide during the morning review: dry, wet, spasmodic, barking — or "can't tell". CoughCare doesn't name a disease, but it counts the distribution, which is what the doctor looks at.

Do I lose records when I change phones?

Sign in with the same account: incremental sync, upload retries, offline queue and synced deletions. The episode day count follows the cloud, so a new device won't restart at "day 1". Pull to refresh before switching.

Does it record all night? Is the audio uploaded?

No all-night recording, only cough clips. A short clip is saved only when a likely cough is detected; conversations are neither recorded nor uploaded. Clips are encrypted and used only for logging, review and syncing. Delete the record and the clip is deleted. See the privacy policy.

What does a barking cough mean?

A hollow, seal-like cough can suggest swelling around the voice box. With noisy or labored breathing, or blue lips, get help right away.

Still stuck? Ask us directly.

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