Esophageal Speech
A speech pathologist can teach you
how to force air into the top of your esophagus and then push it out
again. The puff of air is like a
burp. It vibrates the walls of the throat,
making sound for the new voice. The
tongue, lips, and teeth form words as the sound passes through the mouth.
This type of speech sounds low
pitched and gruff, but it usually sounds more like a natural voice than speech
made by a mechanical larynx. There is
also no device to carry around, so your hands are free.
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