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KEn Becker wrote: > > Jerry, I know you are very busy, but I did not see an email address, so please > forward the following: I am so sorry to hear about the suffering of your > father-in-law. Parkinson's is a terrible disease. I hope I can be of some > help. There is a device, I have seen in use by people who have had their > larynx removed due to throat cancer, it is an electronic device that creates a > humming sound when switched on, the patient speaks, and the air from their > throat is able to modulate the humming sound and produce an understandable > voice. I don't know what the device is called, but I would expect that any > cancer organization could give you information about it. Their are also > programs that can create a voice when text is typed into a computer, but the > person has to be able to type, and I don't know if this applies to your > father-in-law. > Good [log in to unmask] It is called an artifical larynx--my dad had one. Nita [log in to unmask]