Starra wrote:^He was apparently able to converse with his wife without the use of a smartphone . Not sure how much he actually talked, but it's great to see him being able to even do it a little bit. I guess it helps that it's his wife though, lol.
...there's a wota-in-translation page that goes into a bit more depth about this here:
http://wotaintranslation.com/2016/06/16 ... eak-again/
Sounds like in public he'll continue to type, probably because he wants to be remembered for his great voice, not as someone with a raspy grunt, but in private he does that esophageal thing so he can return to a normal social life.
I've never heard of this and i'm super happy for him. Even if he never feels comfortable publicly speaking, it still must be so much more comforting to know he can speak with family and close friends again.