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[Oral communication of laryngectomized patients with tracheoesophageal prosthesis: pre and post-treatment comparative
Iára Bittante de Oliveira1, Claudiney Candido Costa, José Francisco Salles Chagas
1Fonoaudióloga, Doutora em Psicologia como Ciência e Profissão pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica - Campinas. ibittante@uol.com.br
Background:
Speech and voice training for laryngectomized patients with tracheoesophageal prosthesis.
Aim:
to compare the quality of oral communication of a group of laryngectomized patients with tracheoesophageal prostheses, pre and post speech and voice training.
Method:
Voice and speech samples of 17 laryngectomized patients were analyzed before and after receiving speech and voice training. The voice and speech samples were mixed and presented to speech-language pathologists for assessment.
Results:
Statistically significant (Binomial Test) improvement was observed.
Conclusion:
It can be concluded that the proposed training improved the speech patterns, including melody and singing.
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