Before Laryngectomy

Subsections (quick links)

• Stories, testimonials and clinical videos (videoclips)

Changes following a laryngectomy

• Anatomical changes after laryngectomy
• Functional changes after laryngectomy
• Swallowing after laryngectomy
• Smelling after laryngectomy

General care information

• Stoma Care
• Using Suction
• Saline Bullets
• Bathing/Showering as a Laryngectomy

Tracheoesophageal Voice Prosthesis (TEP)

• Cleaning Your Voice Prosthesis
• Troubleshooting Voice Prosthesis Issues
• Voicing Tips
• Hands Free Speech
• Controlling Fungal Growth
• TEPs and HME’s During Radiation Treatment

HME & Tubes

• Using an HME Cassette
• Cleaning Mucous From An HME
• How To Apply An Adhesive Housing
• Applying an OptiDerm Adhesive Housing
• Larytube Use and Cleaning
• Larybutton Use and Cleaning

Laryngectomy FAQ

• General Post-Op
• Swallowing
• HME's / Adhesives / Larybuttons
• TEP's and voicing

Rescue breathing for laryngectomees

After Laryngectomy

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NOTE: The products and supplies described in the laryngectomy care module have been clinically proven and determined by this practice to provide the most comprehensive, advanced items in alaryngeal rehabilitation.  There has been no endorsement, specific or implied, by any manufacturer. In many cases, indications for use, however, are described based upon the indications and specifications set forth by the manufacturer.

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