Regaining voice after total laryngectomy

After a laryngectomy, your voice is lost. However, you have good possibilities to speak again! Thousands of laryngectomees can tell you so – with their own voices.

Larynx cancer sometimes requires removing the larynx, this operation is called laryngectomy. Because during this surgery your vocal cords have to be removed, you loose the ability to speak. However, with the help of a surgically installed voice prosthesis, such as the Provox®2 , or by using an electrolarynx, you will most likely be able to speak again.

During a laryngectomy the trachea also has to be separated from the esophagus and your windpipe is brought out to a hole in the neck, a so-called stoma, during which all breathing is performed from hereon. This means that the inhaled air is bypassing the nose and directly entering the windpipe. The cold, dry and unfiltered air may irritate the lungs, causing increased coughing and mucus production. By using a Heat and Moisture Exchanger, such as the Provox® HME , these side effects may be effectively managed.

Please contact your medical professional for more information and read more about the Provox® System on the website: www.atosmedical.com