Electrical Stimulation of Vocal Fold Adduction Triggered by Laryngeal Electromyography Using a Custom Implant

CONCLUSIONS: Using a custom implant system, we demonstrated real-time closed-loop stimulation of one VF triggered by the activation of the contralateral VF. This approach could potentially restore dynamic glottic closure for reflexive behaviors or phonation in cases of unilateral VF paralysis with synkinetic reinnervation.SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.24492133.PMID:37971489 | DOI:10.1044/2023_JSLHR-23-00377

Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR - November 16, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: James T Heaton James B Kobler David M Otten Monica A Tynan Robert H Petrillo Mark P Ottensmeyer Andrea R Slate Robert E Hillman Steven M Zeitels Source Type: research