There is a long history of racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare and they continue to
persist in contemporary society. These disparities have the potential to negatively affect …

Loss of the larynx significantly alters natural voice production, requiring alternative
communication modalities and rehabilitation methods to restore speech intelligibility and …

A laryngectomy is the surgical removal of the larynx which results in the loss of phonation.
The aim of this study was to characterize tongue and lip movements during speech …

Background/Aim: The purpose of this study was to provide preliminary data concerning the
effect of clear speech (CS) on Cantonese alaryngeal speakers' intelligibility. Methods: Voice …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to report the variability of electrolarynx (EL) users'
speech intelligibility in quiet and in multitalker babble. Method Ten EL users (five Servox® …

Esophageal (ES) speech, tracheoesophageal (TE) speech, and the electrolarynx (EL) are
common methods of communication following the removal of the larynx. Our recent study …