title: Rehabilitation after total laryngectomy.
abstract: The process of speech acquisition after laryngectomy is described with emphasis on the three principal types of alaryngeal voice (oesophageal, artificial larynx and surgically facilitated voice). Current views on the use of the artificial larynx and factors that may interfere with alaryngeal speech development are discussed. The availability of laryngectomy rehabilitative services in some major centres is surveyed.
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013071:Speech, Alaryngeal / Q000295:instrumentation; D013072:Speech, Esophageal / Q000295:instrumentation