The voice handicap index with post-laryngectomy male voices.

摘要: Background: Surgical treatment for advanced laryngeal cancer involves complete removal of the larynx (‘laryngectomy’) and initial total loss voice. Post-laryngectomy rehabilitation implementation different means ‘voicing’ these patients wherever possible. There is little information about laryngectomees' perception their changed voice quality communication status. restoration (SVR) has become ‘gold standard’ rehabilitation, but there continue to be who use other methods communication. no clear evidence comparing patients' handicap across types alaryngeal communication.Aims: To compare self-assessed vocal laryngectomees using SVR with those non-SVR post-laryngectomy communication.Methods & Procedures: Potential participants were identified from one Head Neck centre in South Wales. They included both male female all post-lar...