The Leicester Cough Monitor: a semi-automated, semi-validated cough detection system? Reply

K. McGuinness and colleagues request further details regarding the validation of the Leicester Cough Monitor (LCM) over 24 h. This was not possible during our study because of limitations in battery life 1. Therefore, we compared automated and manual cough counts during the day, at a time when the frequency of cough and other sounds was highest and the demands on the system were most stringent. Since our paper has been published 1, we are very grateful to Professor A. Monce for providing us with the opportunity to independently validate 24-h recordings obtained from his institution. Our findings are consistent ..