laryngectomised BrE
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A laryngectomized person is required to breathe through a permanent breathing hole in the neck, called a tracheostoma.

A voice prosthesis (plural prostheses) is an artificial device, usually made of silicone that is used to help laryngectomized patients to speak.

There are even special, problem-solving voice prosthesis, e.g. for laryngectomized patients with very short device life times (less than 4 to 8 weeks) of their current prosthesis.

When a laryngectomized person occludes the tracheostoma, completely blocking exhaled air to leave the body through that pathway, exhaled air is directed through the voice prosthesis.

The first report on a tracheoesophageal puncture dates back to 1932 when a laryngectomized patient was said to use a hot ice pick to create a tracheoesophageal puncture in himself.

Intraluminally through a device that is inserted into the tracheostoma Some laryngectomized patients require a laryngectomy tube to maintain stoma patency, especially in the early postsurgical days and during postoperative radiotherapy.

Although the voice prosthesis is only responsible for part of the total resistance - the neoglottis is responsible for the other part - favorable airflow characteristics are expected to enable the laryngectomized patient to speak with less effort.