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Frustration incommunicability

voice disorders such as invasive cancer of the larynx or vocal cord paralysis are affecting the Voice, which is the fundamental means by which we interact with others, communicate our moods, our emotions.
I have rehabilitated many patients with these diseases and all expressed a strong sense of frustration and helplessness that often led them to take refuge behind a wall of silence.
therapy in these cases has never been the type only "technical" based on financial compensation, but much more intimate than those based on listening to the top seemed to hiss, growl, and slowly became sounds, words.
The total loss of voice (aphonia) that each of us has experienced as a result of cooling, an 'inflammation that often results in a couple of days, I imagine that prolonged experience is really dramatic. For this reason I strongly support laryngeal cancer prevention and possibly a timely diagnosis and rehabilitation.

SYMPTOMS The symptoms of cancer of the pharynx or larynx are often subtle and not always specific, vary depending on the location and extent of the tumor. For example, cancers of the tongue base and epiglottis give a vague feeling of persistent foreign body with radiating pain to the ear, while the tumors of the vocal cords give voice alteration. This is why the symptoms related to oropharyngeal cancers are frequently ignored by patients, resulting in a diagnosis of cancer in advanced stages, while those of the vocal cords are usually diagnosed at an early stage.
cancer of the larynx affects mainly people aged 55 years and is more common in males. The most frequent symptoms of these tumors are lowering entry unprovoked and persistent (more than two weeks) with change in vocal timbre, pain and difficulty in swallowing, persistent ear pain in swallowing, or swelling (lymphadenopathy) on the neck.

PREVENTION
Based on the data available it is not possible to determine whether routine screening for cancers of the larynx and pharynx to be effective for individuals who have no symptoms.
is valid for all the advice not to smoke, not to consume tobacco in any form and limit alcohol.
may be useful Oral examination of the district and pharyngolaryngeal for all those aged over 60 years smokers and drinkers.
The diagnosis of these diseases is carried out by speech pathologist or dall'otorino laryngoscope.

This article I wrote thinking of Mr. L. laryngectomee my first patient, despite the sound of "intangible" of his voice, I was able to communicate the most important lesson I've learned: the attachment to life.
for me to communicate is to live!

The image of this post is taken from a painting by my dear friend and patient, very good artist: Marco Meloni