The speech synthesizer can be used as an electronic rehabilitation device for the speech disabled people. To obtain the highly desirable individual voice, an appropriate speech sample database has to be collected. This paper presents a simple method of determining the voice similarity by analyzing a set of very short sounds. It can be used to shorten the time needed for database collection by s...

The aim of this study was to analyze the voice quality of alaryngeal tracheoesophageal and esophageal speech, and to determine which of them is more similar to laryngeal voice production, and thus more acceptable as a rehabilitation method of laryngectomized persons. Objective voice evaluation was performed on a sample of 20 totally laryngectomized subjects of both sexes, average age 61.3 years...

UNLABELLED As a result of laryngeal injures an abnormal phonation is frequently observed. It is the consequence of structural and functional changes of the laryngeal tissues directly and indirectly responsible for the voice emission. Physiotherapy enables the normalization of the tension and function of the anatomical structures changed after trauma. THE AIM OF THE STUDY Presentation of the r...

Loss of voice after total laryngectomy propter laryngeal cancer disables a person to successfully communicate with patient environment and can lead to total isolation. Learning esophageal speech in some cases is not successful. Vocal prosthesis insertion can resolve this condition. This retrospective study shows voice and speech rehabilitation in patients after total laryngectomy and installati...

OBJECTIVES To validate questionnaires on voice, speech, and swallowing among laryngeal cancer patients, to assess the need for and use of rehabilitation services, and to determine the association between voice, speech, and swallowing problems, and quality of life and distress. MATERIALS AND METHODS Laryngeal cancer patients at least three months post-treatment completed the VHI (voice), SHI (...

Senior farmers suffer the highest fatality risk of any age group in agriculture. The purpose of this exploratory study was to develop a "voice" for senior farmers by examining aging farmers' and their families' perspectives of farm work, associated injury risks, and methods to decrease those risks. Focus groups and personal interviews were used to collect data from 81 participants across seven ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the success rate of tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis as the primary mode of voice rehabilitation in patients after total laryngectomy. METHODS Medical record files of 35 patients subjected to total laryngectomy were reviewed for determining success or failure of the voice prosthesis. The indicators used were quality of speech and utility of the device. Subsequent complic...

The new possibilities of voice rehabilitation in patients with laryngeal cancer who undergo total laryngectomy have been opened with the surgical insertion of voice prostheses after performing of the tracheoesophageal shunt. This method enables to achieve a voice of better quality which leads to improved patients' general well-being. The cornerstone of the rehabilitation after an implantation o...