Other topics dicussed include helping family members to manage denial and helping yourself to manage denial. The author discusses the diversified skull base team and the necessity of the interrelationships of multiple disciplines. The Program's focus is on comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of craniofacial and skull base tumors as well as trauma and congenital deformities of the skull base. The author explains how esophageal speech is produced, how speech is produced with artificial larynx devices and how speech can be produced through the use of a voice prosthesis. The author notes that the nature and extent of a person's surgery is a factor in determining which method will work for a particular individual.
Brief mention is made of the recent news concerning laryngeal transplant.
Information is also given about the International Association of Laryngectomees. Consequently, many patients recovering from major surgeries will require home health care. The author notes that changes in the health care delivery system as well as cost effectiveness concerns of insurance companies are now dictating the number of visits a home health nurse may make to a patient. The author notes that there are four main components of Therapeutic Touch which a practitioner follows when administering treatment. These four components of centering, assessing, unruffling and directing energy are explained.