The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) provides a
conceptual framework and common language for describing human functioning and …

The focus of this article is the palliative treatment of a variety of dysphonic conditions.
Symptomatic relief of hoarseness can be achieved by voice therapy, augmentative …

Total laryngectomy (TL), a life-preserving surgery, results in profound physical and
communication changes for the individual. Physical and psychosocial adjustment to a TL is …

The purpose of this study was to determine the psychophysical character and validity of
auditory-perceptual ratings of naturalness and overall severity for tracheoesophageal (TE) …

Based on society's expectations of what defines the norms for what is deemed “masculine”
and “feminine”, and a propensity for society's members to adhere to these expectations …

Objective To investigate (1) speech intelligibility and acceptability in using 4 different
alaryngeal speech methods: esophageal (ES), electrolaryngeal (EL), pneumatic device …

Background The purpose of this study was to describe the impact of partial lateral
glossectomy on midsagittal tongue movement during speech. Methods Using B‐mode …

The feasibility of using the formant analysis-synthesis approach to replace the voicing
sources of esophageal speech was explored. Using inverse-filtered signals extracted from …

For this study, we determined the quality of life (QOL) in individuals who had undergone total
laryngectomy (TL) and who used tracheoesophageal (TE) speech as their pri mary method …

Objective To investigate voice-related quality of life in an effort to index self-assessed voice
disability in speakers who use the electrolarynx and to determine the perceived level of …