An Australian woman, who has never been to Ireland in her entire life, just woke up with an “Irish accent” a few days after undergoing tonsil surgery.
Angie Yen, a dentist from Brisbane, is believed to have foreign accent syndrome, as per Seven News yesterday, May 12. The said speech disorder is often caused by brain damage and impairs someone’s ability to precisely control the muscles used in speech.
Yen disclosed, however, that she has never suffered from a stroke or any brain injury, although her way of speaking changed 10 days after having her tonsils operated on.
“I didn’t have any issues with talking or eating or anything like that, if anything the throat was just very…
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