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Conversion from a non-indwelling to a Provox®2 indwelling voice prosthesis for speech rehabilitation: comparison of voice quality and patient preference

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

A. C. Vlantis ,
R. T. Gregor ,
H. Elliot  and
M. Oudes
A. C. Vlantis
Affiliation:
The Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa.
R. T. Gregor
Affiliation:
The Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa.
H. Elliot
Affiliation:
The Department of Speech Pathology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa.
M. Oudes
Affiliation:
The Department of Speech Pathology, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, South Africa.
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Abstract

This prospective study assessed the advantages and problems associated with converting a patient using an older generation non-indwelling voice prosthesis to a newer generation indwelling voice prosthesis, in this case the Provox®2. The voice characteristics of each patient were measured using the old and then the new voice prosthesis. Technical aspects of the insertion of the indwelling prosthesis were noted. Each patient completed a questionnaire after a period of use with the indwelling prosthesis.

Changing the prosthesis was simple and uncomplicated in 15 of 17 patients. Acoustic analysis showed improved parameters with the indwelling prosthesis, but no perceptual difference between the two prostheses. The questionnaire revealed that most patients preferred the indwelling prosthesis.

Replacing a non-indwelling with an indwelling prosthesis is technically simple, leading to improvement in voice quality and patient satisfaction. It may be reasonable to offer this choice to patients currently using an older generation non-indwelling voice prosthesis.

Keywords

LaryngectomySpeech AlaryngealLarynx Artificial
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 117 , Issue 10 , October 2003 , pp. 815 - 820
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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