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Inferences and metaphoric comprehension in unilaterally implanted children with adequate formal oral language performance

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Treatment of vocal fold bowing using neuromuscular electrical stimulation

Objective: To investigate the clinical effectiveness and safety of a novel behavioral voice therapy program combining structured vocal exercise with adjunctive neuromuscular electrical stimulation for rehabilitating dysphonia secondary to vocal fold bowing. Results: Glottal closure during phonation improved, and supraglottic compression decreased. Improvements were maintained or enhanced at the 3-month follow-up....

Pacemaker For Larynx Allows Patients To Breathe Easier

The new device for bilateral paralysis of the larynx is an Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) that allows a patient to speak and breathe normally. The device was recently implanted, for the first time ever in the United States, in a Missouri woman. Author(s) Source Doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical Center...