Page 21 - Polite-yawning_manual for SLPs

SMELLING PRACTICE ODORSBoth for SLP and laryngectomee it is important to know that naming a practice odor in most instances is very difficult. That is obviously the same for non-laryngectomees. When using practice odors, it suffices if the laryngectomee can indicate he/she is smelling something and maybe can add what type of odor he/she is perceiving (e.g. something sweet).Besides, it is good to clarify that smelling never will be ‘passive’ again, like it was before the laryngectomy. The polite-yawning technique must always be applied before anything (actively) can be smelled. Even with more intensive practicing this will never change. By applying the polite- yawning technique frequently and regularly, and at any change of environment, ultimately smelling will become an ‘automatism’ again.