Substitute speech after laryngectomy is characterized by restricted aero-acoustic properties
in comparison with laryngeal speech and has therefore lower intelligibility. Until now, an …

Objective: Tracheoesophageal voice is state-of-the-art in voice rehabilitation after
laryngectomy. Intelligibility on a telephone is an important evaluation criterion as it is a …

In comparison with laryngeal voice, substitute voice after laryngectomy is characterized by
restricted aero-acoustic properties. Until now, an objective means of prosodic differences …

Total laryngectomy has far-reaching effects on vocal tract anatomy and physiology. The
preferred method for restoring postlaryngectomy oral communication is prosthetic …

The purpose of this study was to compare the intelligibility of two types of alaryngeal speech
commonly used after total laryngectomy. Four male oesophageal speakers and four male …

The aim of the investigation is to compare voice and speech quality in alaryngeal patients
using esophageal speech (ESOP, eight subjects), electroacoustical speech aid (EACA, six …

Postlnryngectomy speech rehabilitation more frequently includes surgical-prosthetic
methods since the introduction of a low morbidity tracheoesophageal puncture technique …

Background Esophageal speech (ES), tracheoesophageal speech (TES) and/or
electrolarynx speech (ELS) are three speech rehabilitation methods which are commonly …

In this paper, we evaluate the speech intelligibility of two groups of Spanish-speaking
people who have undergone laryngectomies: a group who used esophageal speech and a …

After total laryngectomy, the placement of a tracheoesophageal (TE) prosthesis offers the
possibility to recover a new voice. However, the quality of the resulting TE speech is known …