Originally Posted by
olympus
All interesting replies, thanks guys. It seems throat mike usage was much more extensive than I had imagined. Was 'larynga-phone' (as mentioned in the original post) a brand name?
Sorry a bit late to answer this question Olympus ( this thread popped up whilst looking for something else),Laryngaphone is named because it picks up on the vibrations etc directly from the Larynx.As worn (uncomfortably) by many groundcrew on headsets etc (as well as many lucky aircrew).