Electrolarynx voice box’s sound almost exactly the same as they did 30 years ago. Almost unintelligibly electronic and staticky. Why hasn’t the audio quality improved over time to sound more natural?
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In addition to what everyone else has said, I think also there is not a lot of money to be made by investing a lot of time and tech into improving them. While I’m sure the companies that produce the electronic larynx devices on the market (which I assume are largely funded through people’s insurance, often Medicare, as durable medical equipment) want to be able to offer the best products to their patients, they probably get reimbursed the same or similarly whether the voice sounds really good or just intelligible. So not a lot of incentive to go above and beyond with development. It’s a very small and specific population that needs these. It’s sad and unfortunate but money makes the world go ’round.
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