Voice Prosthesis Leakage: Tips for Effective Management & Care
How to check if your voice prosthesis is leaking and how to reduce and prevent leakage. Presented By Atos Medical A voice prosthesis is a device that needs proper care and maintenance in order to perform correctly. We’ve put together this helpful guide so you can quickly and easily identify leakage and take the necessary […]
The Telephone: Frenemy to Laryngectomees
Yesterday was a banner day in the world of telephone communications! Earlier this week on a Zoom meeting there was a big discussion on the horror story that is trying to use and be understood on a telephone, especially when computer systems are engaged.
Beyond The Broken: Kintsugi And Laryngectomy
A few days ago, I went with a good friend to a Kintsugi class at a local Art Center. It was described as a workshop of healing and exploration. We have both been trying to get ourselves out of winter funk and try our hands and minds at some new challenges. Both of us are Cancer survivors and while I have a more obvious result of mine, we do struggle not to fixate on our experiences but to more forward with joy and thanks at life.
Ski More, Talk Less
I’m riding up the lift with several of my 5-to-9- year-old students. One boy asks the question I’ve been expecting: “Coach Len, why do you talk with a speaker?” Another chimes in: “Why does your voice sound funny?” I replied that I no longer have a voice box due to cancer. “Oh,” they said, accepting the explanation. After all, they were there to ski and have fun.
Voice Cloning for the Laryngectomee Community
After a biopsy on July 12, 2023, my doctors informed me that my survival depended on removing my cancerous vocal cords—and thus my natural voice—in an operation I had on Sept. 5, 2023. My voice was an essential part of my identity, so this was a traumatic next step in my battle with cancer. I addressed it by embarking on a race to record my voice so I could later take advantage of the emerging technology of AI-based voice cloning, including both text-to-speech and real-time voice-to-voice cloning.
10 Things You Should Know
When you receive a cancer diagnosis, it is easy to become overwhelmed with the amount of information you receive. As you begin to digest the news and make plans, consider these 10 suggestions for moving forward more confidently.
Themistocles Gluck – The True Father Of Laryngectomy
Most head and neck surgeons and ENT-specialists may know that the first laryngectomy for cancer was performed by Billroth on 31 December 1873. Billroth´s assistant, Vincenz Czerny, had outlined the operation in experimental surgery on dogs in 1870. Three years later, Billroth performed laryngectomy on the first human patient.
Laryngectomy Supplies: A Glossary
When you’re a “Lary,” you have enough problems without trying to figure out all of the different laryngectomy supplies.
Helping To Train SLPs On TEP Changes!
A few weeks ago, my SLP asked me if I would be willing to take part in a hands-on training for SLPs in changing TEPs in our local clinic. This is what happened
11 Things To Know Before Getting A Laryngectomy
You’ve been told that you have throat cancer and need a total laryngectomy. Here are 11 things you need to know before getting the operation.
