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  2. Voice prosthesis - Wikipedia

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    A voice prosthesis (plural prostheses) is an artificial device, usually made of silicone that is used in conjunction with voice therapy to help laryngectomized patients to speak. During a total laryngectomy, the entire voice box is removed and the windpipe and food pipe are separated from each other. During this operation an opening between the ...

  3. Tracheo-esophageal puncture - Wikipedia

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    A tracheo-esophageal puncture (or tracheoesophageal puncture) is a surgically created hole between the trachea (windpipe) and the esophagus (food pipe) in a person who has had a total laryngectomy, a surgery where the larynx (voice box) is removed. The purpose of the puncture is to restore a person’s ability to speak after the vocal cords ...

  4. Laryngectomy - Wikipedia

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    Laryngectomy is the removal of the larynx.In a total laryngectomy, the entire larynx is removed (including the vocal folds, hyoid bone, epiglottis, thyroid and cricoid cartilage and a few tracheal cartilage rings) with the separation of the airway from the mouth, nose and esophagus. [1]

  5. Alaryngeal speech - Wikipedia

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    Fifty percent of her time while speaking was silence. Of the other fifty percent, half was spent creating “quasiperiodic” speech-like sound and the other half spent creating noise. This produced an “unpleasant, markedly hoarse voice quality which was consistently evident in her pharyngeal speech". [7]

  6. Esophageal speech - Wikipedia

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    Another option for restoring speech after a laryngectomy is the tracheoesophageal puncture or TEP. In this simple surgical procedure, a small puncture is made between the trachea and the esophagus, and a one-way air valve is inserted. This air supply can be used to cause vibrations of the pharyngoesophageal sphincter in a similar manner to ...

  7. No, photo doesn't show migrants leaving NYC before Trump ...

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    The claim: Photo shows migrants leaving NYC for Canada ahead of Trump presidency. A Nov. 14 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes an image showing several people stepping off a bus ...

  8. Electrolarynx - Wikipedia

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    Along with developing esophageal voice, using a speech synthesizer, or undergoing a surgical procedure, the electrolarynx serves as a mode of speech recovery for laryngectomy patients. [2] [3] The Voice Quality Symbol for electrolaryngeal phonation in speech is И, approximating the symbol for electricity.

  9. Woman, 53, Has ‘Never Felt Better' After Undergoing Pig ...

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    An Alabama woman "is recuperating well" after undergoing a pig kidney transplant in New York City, per reports. Towana Looney, 53, underwent surgery using the organ from a genetically manipulated ...