Laryngectomy means the removal of the larynx or voice box. A laryngectomee is a person who has had this essential and life saving operation – a challenge which thousands of people have met successfully.
Nowadays, in most cases, a Laryngectomee can start learning to speak again within a few days of recovering from the operation. Here the knowledge, care and training of the Speech and Language Therapists (SALTs) play a vital part in helping Laryngectomees gain a ‘new’ voice, using various methods that are deemed best for the individual, including a ‘voice-valve’, fitted between the oesophagus and the trachea.
Laryngectomy means the removal of the larynx or voice box. A laryngectomee is a person who has had this essential and life saving operation – a challenge which thousands of people have met successfully.
Nowadays, in most cases, a Laryngectomee can start learning to speak again within a few days of recovering from the operation. Here the knowledge, care and training of the Speech and Language Therapists (SALTs) play a vital part in helping Laryngectomees gain a ‘new’ voice, using various methods that are deemed best for the individual, including a ‘voice-valve’, fitted between the oesophagus and the trachea.
Laryngectomy means the removal of the larynx or voice box. A laryngectomee is a person who has had this essential and life saving operation – a challenge which thousands of people have met successfully.
Nowadays, in most cases, a Laryngectomee can start learning to speak again within a few days of recovering from the operation. Here the knowledge, care and training of the Speech and Language Therapists (SALTs) play a vital part in helping Laryngectomees gain a ‘new’ voice, using various methods that are deemed best for the individual, including a ‘voice-valve’, fitted between the oesophagus and the trachea.
