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It is impossible for a patient to vocalise following a total laryngectomy.
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False. Total laryngectomy involves surgical removal of the vocal cords and larynx, but speech is possible by using an electrolarynx or by fitting a tracheo-oesophageal speech valve and facilitating 'burp speech'.
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