Mayo Clinic Minute - The role of the larynx and how to protect it

When you talk, many parts of your body work together to make a sound. The larynx, also called the voice box, plays an important part in the process.
Dr. David Lott, a Mayo Clinic otolaryngologist who led the first known clinical trial on laryngeal transplantation in the U.S., says that, along with speech production, the larynx has a number of other vital roles.
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