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The return home:
 
Feeding management

Once you return home, managing your diet will be very important. In fact, it is essential that you keep a balanced diet, with sufficient intake of nutrients.

In general, it is possible to eat anything after a total laryngectomy. All food should pass properly once it has been chewed.

It is sometimes possible that certain foods, too hard or to dry, are difficult to swallow. In those cases, you should take more time to chew thoroughly and wet the food with saliva. It this is not enough, it is sometimes necessary to put the food through a blender.