Background Laryngeal cancer is one of the most common malignant neoplasia of the head
and neck. Its incidence has been increasing steadily all over the world. Many patients will …

This is the third book in the series “Children's Speech and Literacy Difficulties” and is based
on research and practice with school-age children with persisting speech and associated …

Purpose There is currently minimal information on the impact of dysphonia secondary to
phonotrauma on listeners. Considering the high incidence of voice disorders with …

There is a high prevalence of dysphonia among professional voice users and the impact of
the disordered voice on the speaker is well documented. However, there is minimal …

De ernst van een spraakstoornis wordt vaak gemeten adhv spraakverstaanbaarheid. Deze
maat wordt in de klinische praktijk vaak bepaald met een perceptuele test. Zo'n test is van …

Purpose To investigate the ability of standard esophageal (SE) and tracheoesophageal (TE)
speakers of Cantonese to differentiate between aspirated and unaspirated stops produced …

Total laryngectomy has far-reaching effects on vocal tract anatomy and physiology. The
preferred method for restoring postlaryngectomy oral communication is prosthetic …

Tracheoesophageal (TE) speakers often have difficulty producing the voiced/voiceless
distinction. This limitation has been attributed to use of the pharyngoe-sophageal segment …

In 20 to 40 percent of all cases of laryngeal cancer, total laryngectomy has to be performed,
ie the removal of the entire larynx. For the patient, this means the loss of the natural voice …

The purpose of this study was to compare listener processing demands when decoding
alaryngeal compared to laryngeal speech. Fifty-six listeners were presented with single …