Oesophageal Speech
Spoken language produced by trapping air in the oesophagus and forcing it out again, which has a belching/burping quality to it, which may be used for phonation in laryngectomised patientsSegen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
e·soph·a·ge·al speech
(ĕ-sof'ă-jē'ăl spēch) A technique for speaking after total laryngectomy; phonation results from introducing air into the upper esophagus to allow vibration of the pharyngoesophageal (PE) segment.
Synonym(s):
oesophageal speech.
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References in periodicals archive
Crico-pharyngeal sphincter, pitch, intensity and fluency in
oesophageal speech. Pract Otorhinolaryngol (Basel).
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