Search for dissertations about: "total laryngectomy"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words total laryngectomy.

2. 1. Olfactory function after total laryngectomy in Swedish patients after rehabilitation with the Nasal Airflow-Inducing Maneuver

   Author : Birgit Risberg-Berlin; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : olfaction; total laryngectomy; Nasal Airflow-Inducing Maneuver; health-related quality of life;

   Abstract : After a total laryngectomy the upper and lower airways are disconnected resulting in a wide range of adverse effects, e.g. deterioration of nasal functions in breathing, loss or decrease of normal sense of smell and taste, as well as loss of normal voice. READ MORE

4. 2. The Pharyngoesophageal Segment in Dysphagia and Tracheosophageal Speech

   Author : Beatriz Arenaz Bua; foniatri och audiologi Logopedi; []
   Keywords : Pharyngoesophageal segment PES ; Tracheoesophageal speech; Dysphagia; total laryngectomy TL ; cricopharyngeal dysfunction; Sydney Swallow Questionnaire;

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5. 3. Voice function and quality of life in laryngectomees

   Author : Elisabet Lundström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Individuals who undergo laryngectomy, surgical removal of the larynx, loose their normal voice. The breathing pattern is altered to permanent tracheostomal breathing. A new voice can be established by use of a segment in the lower part of the pharynx and the most upper part of the esophagus, the pharyngo-esophageal (PE) segment. READ MORE