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AN APPROACH TO THE REHABILITATION OF THE LARYNGECTOMIZED VETERAN
Author(s) -
Hudson Atwood
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
international journal of language and communication disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.101
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1460-6984
pISSN - 1368-2822
DOI - 10.3109/13682826709031299
Subject(s) - esophageal speech , laryngectomy , rehabilitation , psychology , larynx , public speaking , speech therapy , audiology , medicine , linguistics , surgery , philosophy , neuroscience
Public education and improved surgical techniques are responsible for saving the lives of increasing numbers of individuals with carcinoma of the larynx many of whom seek training in alaryngeal voice from speech pathologists. An approach to teaching esophageal voice to veterans is described in detail beginning with the presurgical conference and continuing through final suggestions to the family and, in some instances, to the employer. The final section reports several investigations concerning psychological aspects of rehabilitation of the laryngectomized.