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by Shirley J. Salmon and Lewis P. Goldstein, 147 pp, with illus, cassette, $22, New York, Grune & Stratton Inc, 1978.

ROBERT H. MILLER, MD, Reviewer
Houston

Arch Otolaryngol. 1979;105(12):741.

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According to the foreword, for most of the 1950s and 1960s, esophageal speech was emphasized in the rehabilitation of the patient who had had a laryngectomy. The artificial larynx was reserved for those who could not learn esophageal speech. The purpose of this book is not to refute that esophageal speech is an excellent means of communication, but rather to reiterate the importance of the artificial larynx during the various phases of rehabilitation of the patient who has had a laryngectomy. Much of the book is a summary of the results of a workshop on artificial laryngeal devices sponsored by the Veterans Administration Regional Medical Education Center held in Birmingham, Ala.

Although somewhat repetitive, the philosophy section outlines why it is important for the patient who has undergone a laryngectomy to learn how to use the artificial larynx. For example, in addition to speaking much earlier in the postoperative period, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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