title: Voice Restoration After Total Laryngectomy.
abstract: The ability to speak and communicate vocally is a unique human characteristic that is often taken for granted but is fundamental to many activities of daily living. Loss of voice after total laryngectomy can lead to a serious decrease in quality of life and can precipitate significant frustration over the inability to communicate effectively. There are 3 main methods of voice restoration: esophageal speech, usage of the electrolarynx, and tracheal-esophageal puncture for tracheal-esophageal speech, which can be performed primarily or secondarily. Although all 3 methods have potential benefits, the gold standard is tracheal-esophageal speech.
authors.affiliation: New York Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders, 425 West 59th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10019, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine, 425 West 59th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10019, USA. Electronic address: casinclair@chpnet.org.
authors.forename: Catherine F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Sinclair
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods*; D007831:Larynx, Artificial; D011677:Punctures / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D013072:Speech, Esophageal / Q000379:methods*; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Electrolarynx; Esophageal speech; Total laryngectomy; Tracheoesophageal puncture; Voice restoration