One in ten people in the world has a chronic cough.

NELA helps to make changes and frequency of your cough measurable.

NELA Today*: The Answer to Chronic Cough

One in ten people worldwide experiences chronic cough, but for about 40 percent of them, the cause remains unknown. Typically, the only information available for a more detailed diagnosis comes from patients’ personal accounts of their coughing. That’s where our innovative solution, NELA, steps in. NELA can objectively track coughs and store all the relevant data, providing a more accurate picture for diagnosis.

Understanding cough: Possible reasons for chronic cough.

Asthma

The chronic respiratory disease asthma affects an estimated 262 million people worldwide. The disease is caused by inflammation and narrowing of the airways. Sufferers have symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and a feeling of tightness in the chest.

COPD

COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – is a serious disease. With 3.23 million deaths in 2019, it is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. COPD includes conditions such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. The symptoms are mainly cough with phlegm, difficulty breathing and fatigue.

Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

It is estimated that up to 20,000 people in Germany suffer from alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. It is a hereditary metabolic disease in which an important protective protein for the lungs is missing, which leads to a progressive breakdown of lung tissue. Possible symptoms include shortness of breath, cough and sputum.

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Insights into practice – that’s how satisfied previous users are

242 participants in our user studies confirm: NELA delivers what it promises.

… of all previous users found NELA intuitive to use
… of all previous users stated that NELA did not affect their coughing behavior
… of all previous users were able to integrate NELA into their everyday lives without any problems
… of all previous users stated that they were not aware of NELA in the background

NELA tomorrow*: Collecting and evaluating data objectively.

NELA offers a wide range of applications and generates objectively comparable data. The goal: to improve the quality of life of patients through forward-looking technical solutions and to provide medical professionals with verifiable data on cough symptoms for the monitoring, diagnosis and treatment of chronic cough.

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Carepath Technologies: Shaping the Future of Healthcare Together

Carepath Technologies is the face behind NELA. Our motivation: To make a significant contribution to modern healthcare with sophisticated technology and to help shape the future of diagnostics and treatment of diseases. The focus of our work is on those who are at stake: those affected by chronic cough.

NELA builds on expertise: Our experts

* As the manufacturer of NELA products, we are currently carrying out the conformity assessment procedure in accordance with Regulation 2017/745 (EU) on medical devices for NELA products that we have further developed in order to be able to place them on the market as medical devices in the future. The current NELA products, as presented here, are not medical devices and should not be used for purposes intended to diagnose, prevent, monitor, predict, prognosis, treat or alleviate disease.