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oesophagus

The tube that carries food from the throat into the stomach. Sometimes called the gullet….

mediastinum

The area in the chest between the lungs. It contains the heart and large blood vessels, the oesophagus, the trachea and many lymph nodes….

oesophageal speech

Inhaling or injecting air into the top of your oesophagus and then out again to produce a voice after a total laryngectomy….

pharynx

The throat. This is a muscular tube about 10cm long that extends from the back of the nose to the top of the larynx and oesophagus….

tracheoesophageal speech

When a person forces air through a surgically created valve between the trachea and oesophagus to create a low-pitched, throaty voice….