Advice for patients using a speaking valve
Advice to people with voice and or throat problems
Aphasia (Aphasia friendly version)
Changing your exdwelling valve
Communication Impairments
Daily cleaning of your exdwelling valve
Dysarthria (Aphasia-friendly version)
Dyspraxia - Apraxia of Speech (Aphasia-friendly version)
Easy to chew diet
Feeding at Risk
Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)
High Risk Foods
How to insert your speaking valve plug
Loading your exdwelling valve into a gel cap
Maintenance of your valve
Puree Diet Information Sheet
Soft and Bite-sized Diet Information Sheet
Suppliers of ready-made Puree, Soft and bite sized and Easy to chew meals
Surgical Voice Restoration - Voicing exercises
Surgical Voice Restoration - Cleaning your valve
Surgical Voice Restoration - Voicing Techniques for Valve Users - Stoma button/lary tube
Swallowing Difficulties
Swallowing Exercises for Head & Neck Patients
Thickened fluids
Video-fluoroscopy examination to assess Laryngectomy voicing difficulties
Video-fluoroscopy Examination to Assess Swallowing Difficulties
Voice advice sheet - Reflux
Voice Care after Laryngeal Surgery
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