Can you shower after a laryngectomy?
Practical precautions for showering and washing your hair with a permanent breathing stoma in your neck.
STOMAS Guide
Can you smell after a laryngectomy?
Why your sense of smell may change after total laryngectomy and where to find support.
Can you swim after a laryngectomy?
Swimming after total laryngectomy requires specialist advice, suitable equipment and training to protect the airway.
How do you clean your voice prosthesis?
A starting point for looking after a Provox voice prosthesis and following the routine taught by your clinical team.
What should you do if your voice prosthesis leaks?
How to recognise possible leakage through or around a Provox voice prosthesis and when to contact your clinical team.
Life without a larynx: what I wish someone had told me
A personal and honest account of life after total laryngectomy, including breathing, family, exercise, identity and intimacy.