Nontracheoesphageal speech rehabilitation

Rehabilitation after Total Laryngectomy

“…2 This produces a belch-like sound that can be articulated by the tongue, lips, and teeth. [3][4][5][6] The vibratory segment is located in the lower cervical region corresponding to C5 through C7. The cricopharyngeus and the inferior and middle constrictor muscles contribute to the formation of vibratory segment.…”

“…5 This device generates sound vibrations outside the body, which are then transmitted through the tissues of the neck, cheek, or intraorally through a tube, so that they can be shaped into speech with the use of the resonating cavities and articulators. 4 Neck placement is preferable but not always possible due to fibrosis from surgery and/or radiation. Intraoral adaptors (Fig.…”

“…1) may be used to bypass the neck and direct the tone into the oral cavity. 3,4 Two types of electronic devices are now available in the market viz, the trans cervical or neck type (Fig. 2) and the intraoral type (Fig.…”

A study of sounds produced by Algerian esophageal speakers

“…Indeed, it does not require expensive devices such as prostheses. In addition, this method is generally convenient and allows a significant degree of intelligibility after a sufficient period of reeducation 9,10 . In this method, laryngectomized patients learn how to swallow down air into the esophagus and create sounds by releasing the air which passes through a vibrating PharyngoEsophageal PE segment 11,12 .…”

Παράγοντες Που Επηρεάζουν Τη Διάρκεια Και Την Καλή Λειτουργικότητα Της Φωνητικής Πρόθεσης Σε Ασθενείς Με Λαρυγγεκτομή

“…Συνήθως δεν αποτελεί παραδεκτή επιλογή, μια και ενοχλεί τον ασθενή με την ηλεκτρική και ρομποτική χροιά της παραγόμενης φωνής. Επίσης αχρηστεύει το ένα χέρι για την συγκράτηση του ηλεκτρικού λάρυγγα στο πλάγιο τραχηλικό τοίχωμα (180,181).…”