esophageal speech
Description
Speech produced by swallowing air and forcing it out through the esophagus (the tube through which food passes from the pharynx, or throat, to the stomach) into the mouth to make sound.
People who have had a laryngectomy (surgery to remove part or all of the larynx, or voice box) may be taught esophageal speech.
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