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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] In a partial laryngectomy, only a portion of the larynx ...
In 1869, the first artificial voice box (larynx) was built by Czermak. [1] In 1873 Theodor Billroth made a total laryngectomy (in steps) and implanted an artificial voice box. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A new development, using modern materials, took place in France by Debry.
[1] [7] In one case, pharyngeal speech was studied in a 12-year-old girl that used it as her exclusive form of speech following tracheotomy at 2 years of age. [7] Such speech was impaired in spite of ten years of her exclusive use of it for communication. Fifty percent of her time while speaking was silence.
The main advantages of a primary puncture are: 1) that a second surgery to create the puncture is avoided (including the related costs and risks) and: 2) that the patient will be able to speak within a few weeks after total laryngectomy. [10] [11] There are cases where a primary procedure cannot be performed.
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The most common device is a handheld, battery-operated device pressed against the skin under the mandible which produces vibrations to allow speech; [1] other variations include a device similar to the "talk box" electronic music device, which delivers the basis of the speech sound via a tube placed in the mouth. [2]
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