“Surgical procedures that render patients acutely aphonic can cause them to experience significant anxiety and distress. Participants in this study included hospitalized patients who
acutely lost the ability to speak due to tracheostomy or total laryngectomy. Acute loss of phonation arising from surgery can be highly distressing for patients, and use of augmentative technology may alleviate some of these challenges by improving communication.”

Haring, C., Farlow, J., Leginza, M., Vance, K., Blakely, A., Lyden, T., . . . Casper, K. (2021). Effect of Augmentative Technology on Communication and Quality of Life After Tracheostomy or Total Laryngectomy. Otolaryngology–head and Neck Surgery., 019459982110137.
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