Alaryngeal speech aid using an intra-oral electrolarynx and a miniature fingertip switch

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-162

  Takahashi, Hirokazu ^a   Nakao, Masayuki ^a   Kikuchi, Yataro ^b   Kaga, Kimitaka ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Kikuchi Dental Clinic   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alaryngeal speech; Electrolarynx; Prosthesis; Rehabilitation; Voice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSONANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ESOPHAGUS SPEECH; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; LARYNX PROSTHESIS; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH REHABILITATION; VOICE; VOWEL;

AGED; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; LARYNX, ARTIFICIAL; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; SPEECH, ALARYNGEAL;

EID: 19444367109     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2005.01.007     Document Type: Article

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