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Tracheoesophageal speech: With and without tracheostoma valve
Author(s) -
Zanoff Donald J.,
Montague James C.,
Drummond Sakina,
Krueger Kathleen,
Wold Donald
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-199005000-00011
Subject(s) - phonation , audiology , speech production , voice prosthesis , medicine , speech recognition , computer science , surgery , laryngectomy , larynx
The tracheostoma valve, developed by Blom and Singer 1 combines the advantages of pulmonary air for phonation with hands‐free speech. Patients have anecdotally reported “more normal speech” with the use of the valve. This study was designed to objectively determine if speech acoustic and temporal measures existed between tracheoesophageal puncture using the valve, and those without the valve prosthesis, during speech production among the same subjects. The speech samples of nine male Iaryngectomees were recorded with and without the valve. Six speech acoustic and temporal measures were calculated and compared under both speaking conditions. No statistically significant differences were found between the two speaking conditions for the six tasks measured. However, other advantages and disadvantages were observed and reported under the valve condition.