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  • Provoxweb
  • Voice--Speech Rehab
    • Speech Therapy >
      • Introduction
      • Preoperative counseling
      • Outline of voice therapy
      • Important basic principles in voice rehabilitation in prosthetic speech
      • Some points of attention for the 'finishing touch'
      • General aspects of patient instruction
      • Problem solving
      • Conclusion
  • Pulmonary Rehab
    • Introduction
    • Heat and Moisture Exchangers (HME's) >
      • Treatment aspects
      • Prevention aspects
    • Provox HME >
      • Compliance aspects
      • Improvements in compliance
      • Improvements in voicing
      • Early post-operative pulmonary hygiene
      • Breathing resistance
      • Newest Provox HMEs
    • Treatment with inhalation medication
    • Conclusions
    • References

Provox HME

For pulmonary protection and respiratory rehabilitation, as well as an improved vocal rehabilitation, a special heat and moisture exchanger (HME) has been developed, which contains also a ‘speech valve’ with a spring for easy and comfortable digital closure of the stoma, the Provox HME. This device is shown in right figure, and will be discussed in chapter VII in more detail.

An additional device, used in conjunction with the Provox HME Adhesive base plate, is the Provox Shower Aid, (figure right below) which prevents aspiration of water during showering.

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