Voice Rehabilitation after Total Laryngectomy Using the Provox R Voice Prosthesis

Yamada, Hiroyuki; Nishii, Shin-ichiro; Sakabe, Shigetoshi; Ishida, Ryoji

doi:10.3950/jibiinkoka.106.1093

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“…Another factor which could be the reason for production of good quality speech in Provox prostheses is the internal diameter of the shaft which is 5mm as compared to 3.5 mm internal diameter of Blom-Singer prosthesis (16Fr), which helps in greater amount of air flow across the device for speech production. Yamada H et al [7], assessed the performance of Provox voice rehabilitation in 15 patients fitted with Provox and found that 13 patients developed very good speech with maximum phonation time of more than 10 minutes. In one patient the prosthesis was removed due to stomal stenosis and in another there was failure in development of speech due to oesophageal stenosis.…”

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Tracheo-esophageal Puncture (TEP) for Voice Rehabilitation in Laryngectomised Patients Blom-singer® Vs Provox® Prosthesis : Our Experience

Ramalingam

Rajagopal²,

Mehta³

et al. 2007

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

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Tracheo-esophageal Puncture (TEP) for Voice Rehabilitation in Laryngectomised Patients Blom-singer® Vs Provox® Prosthesis : Our Experience

Ramalingam

Rajagopal²,

Mehta³

et al. 2007

Medical Journal Armed Forces India

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“…Recently, a modified valve named Provox2 has been developed that can be inserted thanks to an anterograde replacement technique, which makes it easier to be replaced [8] . Voice prostheses have been described as successful in up to 90% of cases [9][10][11] . Bilewicz et al [12] reported a better voice quality after total laryngectomy using the Provox voice prosthesis compared to oesophageal speech.…”

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Satisfaction and Quality of Life in Laryngectomees after Voice Prosthesis Rehabilitation

Giordano

Toma

Teggi

et al. 2011

Folia Phoniatr Logop

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Objective/Hypothesis: The purpose of the study was to assess the satisfaction and quality of life in laryngectomees after vocal rehabilitation using voice prostheses. We evaluated the impact on quality of life between laryngectomees with voice prostheses, laryngectomees without them and healthy controls. Methods: This was a prospective study on a sample of laryngectomees in an Italian university hospital. Our study population was composed of 42 patients who had previously undergone a total laryngectomy; in 24 of them, voice rehabilitation was obtained with a voice prosthesis device (group A), while 18 of them learned oesophageal voice (group B). The results were compared with a group of 25 healthy controls (group C). In order to investigate the quality of life, we administered the Short Form 36-Item Health Survey (SF-36) to the 3 groups. Moreover, self-satisfaction of the subjects in group A was assessed by single questions regarding their use of the voice prosthesis. Results: A statistical difference in the SF-36 was detected for social functioning (SF) between groups A and B. Role physical, SF and role emotional were significantly better in group C than in group A. Group A stated they were very satisfied with voice quality while there were still some problems regarding prosthesis lifetime and communication at the telephone or in noisy environments. Conclusions: Voice prosthesis implantation in laryngectomees showed positive effects on patients’ quality of life; however, there are still some negative aspects. At present, an early diagnosis of larynx cancer with a partial laryngectomy in order to preserve phonatory function is the gold standard.

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Success and Predictability of Provox Prosthesis Voice Rehabilitation

Hotz

Baumann²,

Schaller³

et al. 2002

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Voice Rehabilitation after Total Laryngectomy Using the Provox R Voice Prosthesis

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Tracheo-esophageal Puncture (TEP) for Voice Rehabilitation in Laryngectomised Patients Blom-singer® Vs Provox® Prosthesis : Our Experience

Tracheo-esophageal Puncture (TEP) for Voice Rehabilitation in Laryngectomised Patients Blom-singer® Vs Provox® Prosthesis : Our Experience

Satisfaction and Quality of Life in Laryngectomees after Voice Prosthesis Rehabilitation

Success and Predictability of Provox Prosthesis Voice Rehabilitation

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