The aim of this study is to examine whether a voice quality affects communication and quality of life of laryngectomized patients. In other words, to examine whether there is a link between an objective quality assessment (acoustic parameters) and a self-evaluation of satisfaction with communication experiences, and whether there are differences in the voice quality and communication experience regarding the alaryngeal communication method. The research was conducted at the University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia. 19 male laryngectomized patients participated in the study, 5 (26%) of them were using esophageal speech and 14 (74%) of them were using tracheoesophageal speech. Participants filled out a Croatian adaptation of the Self-Evaluation of Communication Experiences After Laryngectomy questionnaire (SECEL: HR) and samples of prolonged vocal phonation were recorded. Recorded samples were analyzed in Praat - acoustic parameters jitter, shimmer, HNR and MPT were calculated. In this study a correlation between any observed acoustic parameters and the results achieved on the SECEL:HR questionnaire was not found suggesting that the self-evaluation of communication experiences and the acoustic parameters provide independent information. This confirms the need for a comprehensive holistic assessment of the voice and quality of life of laryngectomized patients. It was confirmed that esophageal speakers had statistically significant (p <0.05) shorter MPT values than tracheoesophageal speakers, while differences in the achievement on the SECEL:HR questionnaire and the other observed acoustic parameters were not found. Based on the obtained results one cannot claim that one rehabilitation method is more favorable than the other.