An electrolarynx is a small handheld device that helps people speak after having their voice box (larynx) removed, usually because of cancer. Without a larynx, you’re no longer able to make sound ...

B O S T O N, May 31 -- Twenty years ago, Timothy Heidler was in a motorcycle accident that left him unable to speak. But the first successful larynx surgery in the United States has restored his voice ...