Val Kilmer kept his throat cancer secret for several years. He died of pneumonia on Tuesday, more than 10 years after his cancer diagnosis.

A tracheostomy permanently damaged his speaking voice Kilmer eventually recovered following his 2014 diagnosis, thanks to a combination of radiation, chemotherapy and a tracheostomy that ...

Audrey Kandil tells PEOPLE her son, Rami, was born with cerebrocostomandibular syndrome, which is a rare genetic disorder characterized by a combination of abnormalities affecting the brain, ribs ...

They will also provide any equipment needed to do this. Speaking with a stoma Laryngectomy and tracheostomy tubes can have a small opening in the side of the tube. Tubes with a side opening like this ...

An adapter for a tracheostomy tube is usually available with a cough assist machine. There is an inflatable cuff located on the end of the tube.

Several pediatric tracheostomy decannulation protocols have been published, yet there is a wide variety of protocols followed by providers. 10, 11, 12 While the effect of tracheostomy capping on ...

The main types of surgery for laryngeal cancer are surgery through the mouth (transoral surgery), removing the voice box (larynx) and removing lymph nodes.

While today many undergo voice-preserving treatment, thousands of people have had their larynx completely removed, breathing through what’s called a tracheostomy tube in their neck and ...

Charisma Mangahas, who has Guillain-Barré syndrome and uses a tracheostomy tube (also called a trach tube) to help her breathe, spoke out about her experience being denied the service and offered ...

Speaking after a tracheostomy requires plugging the tube with a finger or the use of a special valve cap called a Passy-Muir valve. It may take practice to learn to speak with a tracheostomy.