After hemilaryngectomy, normal speech usually takes 2~3 months, but the exact time needs to be decided according to the patient’s surgical method and recovery status.
Semilaryngectomy is a routine surgical procedure in ENT, which is mainly applied to laryngeal malignant tumors whose tumor invasion is limited and does not invade all the laryngeal body, such as laryngeal cancer, vocal cord cancer, epiglottis cancer and so on. The advantage of hemilaryngectomy is that it can try to preserve or partially preserve the laryngeal function of the patient, avoiding the inconvenience caused by the patient’s inability to speak to his/her life and work.
After surgery, patients should pay attention to warm and cold semi-liquid diet. After the tissue trauma in the operation area has completely healed, functional recovery and exercise are needed to obtain better speaking results earlier.
After hemilaryngectomy, it is necessary to actively seek medical treatment, regular review, and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized nursing care and rehabilitation training, in order to achieve an earlier speaking time and better speaking results.