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Blom-Singer ® Patient-changeable Voice Prostheses
Tracheoesophageal (TE)
Relating to the trachea and esophagus.
Tracheostoma
An opening through the neck and into the trachea. It is through
this opening that the laryngectomee breathes.
Voice prosthesis
A one-way speech valve that is inserted into the TEP to allow
air to pass from the trachea through the prosthesis and into the
esophagus to produce sound.
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