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Voice Rehabilitation After Laryngectomy: The Impact of Breathing and Voicing Exercises

Celebrating 35 Years of Provox: Marking the 35th anniversary of the Provox voice prosthesis, we explore its journey and impact on people living with a laryngectomy.

How to check if your voice prosthesis is leaking and how to reduce and prevent leakage.

The importance of using the optimal HME for a good night’s sleep.

Your voice is important, it’s how you communicate and express your thoughts and feelings, so losing it after a total laryngectomy can be upsetting. Thankfully, there are methods available for you to regain your voice.

A laryngectomy affects your sense of smell and, to a certain degree, your sense of taste. You will no longer breathe through your nose after the laryngectomy, and surprisingly the sense of smell is closely linked to our sense of taste. In this blog post, we’ll explain the relation that your nose has to your breathing and taste, and give you some tips on how to regain your sense of smell and taste.

Your guide to taking care of your neck stoma while on vacation.

Skin Care Tips for People with Laryngectomy Using Adhesives.

To help empower people with a laryngectomy on their rehabilitation journey, Atos MyLife app offers users a comprehensive exercise section consisting of breathing and speaking exercises.

Esophageal speech is the oldest method and can be one of the most difficult to learn.

Leo Eppink comes from the northeast of Netherland and underwent a total laryngectomy 10 years ago. Today he is an enthusiastic patient educator, who has been committed to helping fellow laryngectomized people for many years.

Heat and Moisture Exchangers (HMEs) help to reduce mucus production and coughing by humidifying and filtering the air you breathe through your stoma.

Stay protected with Freevent XtraCare during flu season. During the colder months, we often spend more time inside – both at home and away and are more exposed to viruses and germs

Mia and Stefan live in the south of the Netherlands with their son Tom, a tough boy just under a year and a half old, a cat and a few chickens. This sounds like a typical family. But when Tom was 8 months old, he was tracheostomized because of an overgrowth syndrome.

Tracheostomized children have a high risk of respiratory infections

Sylvia is 45 years old and lives in the Netherlands. Sylvia is very sporty and likes to ride her race bike.

Change the HME at least every 24 hours or more often if needed, e.g. breathing resistance increases due to mucus. Replace the HME if unintentionally removed, e.g. coughed or pulled off, and got dirty or contaminated.

Do you need extra protection from pollen? The pollen season typically begins in early spring and can last until autumn, during this time we often spend more time outside and are more exposed to pollen.

Speech is a very important way of communicating. To speak with a tracheostomy, you will need to redirect the air you breathe out to go up through your vocal cords. Freevent DualCare is a speaking valve which enables hands-free speech.

Your nose does more than just smell – it heats, humidifies, and filters the air you breathe. In this way, you can be sure the air is at the right body temperature and contains enough moisture when it reaches your lungs for them to function properly.

In 2006, Dorenda underwent surgery for thyroid cancer. Read her story.

Freevent XtraCare Good humidification and effective filtration for extra protection. Combining an HME (Heat and Moisture Exchanger) with an extra filter, provides you more than humidification. It also provides highly effective filtration, for extra protection.

Mrs. Edeltraud Stegemann is a 75-year-old from Bad Vilbel in Germany. She has been tracheotomized twice, survived a cardiac arrest and today leads a full life with a tracheostomy. We were privileged to sit down and interview Mrs. Stegemann to gain some insight into her extraordinary experience.  

A tracheotomy is a procedure which consists of creating an opening in the neck for direct access to the windpipe (trachea). The opening is called a tracheostomy or sometimes a tracheostoma.

Speaking hands-free is a desire shared by everyone who has gone through a laryngectomy.

Wash your hands with warm, soapy water for 20 seconds. Position yourself in front of a well-lit mirror. Clean your Provox voice prosthesis with a Provox Brush and/or a Provox Flush

Larynx – The voice box, or larynx, is the part of the respiratory (breathing) tract containing the vocal cords which produce sound.

Users from around the world share their stories about living with a laryngectomy.

Is your voice prosthesis working as well as it should be? It can be helpful to learn some tips on recognising when it’s time to change your voice prosthesis.

Make sure that you have the correct type and size of plug that is designed for your type of voice prosthesis.

Wearing an HME as opposed to not wearing an HME at all provides significant benefits such as good humidification.

In this article, we will cover how you can help yourself prepare for having a laryngectomy, with things to think about before and after your surgery.

Provox offers a complete range of voice prostheses and accessories.

Discuss and address any concerns or worries you may have with your multidisciplinary team, it can be useful to prepare questions to ask prior to meeting with your surgeon.

Your neck tissue is very delicate and can be damaged when you constantly change your adhesives.

Speaking with an electrolarynx produces a different sort of voice, but with practice and remembering a few important rules, you’ll find a way to make it work for you.

A laryngectomy changes the way your lungs function. Luckily, different medical devices help.

Similar to undergoing physiotherapy after a sport-related injury, you need to understand that your ability to speak has changed before and after a laryngectomy.

Atos Medical and Tracoe Medical joined forces in 2021 and together we remain passionate about making life easier for people breathing with a neck stoma.

We are thrilled to announce that our MyLife app won four awards at the12th annual Lovie awards.

New informational website around larynx cancer surgery.

Coloplast has now completed the acquisition of Atos Medical announced on November 8, 2021 after receiving approval from relevant authorities.