Technical aspects of reed fistula speech rehabilitation following pharyngolaryngectomy

✍ Scribed by Dr. D. Shedd; N. Schaaf; B. Weinberg

• Book ID: 102924914
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1976
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 570 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0022-4790
• DOI: 10.1002/jso.2930080408

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The reed fistula method is under development as a method of voice restoration in patients who have undergone laryngopharyngectomy. Introducing extrinsic sound into the pharynx involves a series of biomedical engineering problems. The approaches to solution of these problems are covered in the present article.