Electrolarynx

What is Electrolarynx?


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A handheld microphone-like device used by those whose voiceboxes are either damaged or have been removed due to cancer of the larynx or other conditions. Usually, they stick the device up to their throats, and speak -- the vibrations are carried to the device, which turns those vibrations into an audible voice. It sounds very electronic when they speak, and sometimes they even scare the children...

James has an electrolarynx and he sounds like Darth Vader.

See tracheotomy, cancer, microphone, device, victor


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