Foreign Accent Syndrome: Could it be that we forget the way of speaking our language (accent) and start speaking accent of another country? You must be feeling a bit strange to hear, but this has happened to a woman in Texas. The woman, who spoke in three different accents, suddenly forgot her own accent and started speaking in Russian accent, which she was not even aware of, nor was she ever in connection with Russian accent.
‘Foreign Accent Syndrome’ detected
Actually after investigation it was revealed that the woman is suffering from ‘Foreign Accent Syndrome’. This condition of 39-year-old Abby is so rare that only 100 cases are seen worldwide. The woman said, ‘I am scared that I will never be able to talk normally again. The pitch of my voice has become very high. The strangers I talked to started laughing on hearing my accent. Although I was never upset because it seemed fun in the beginning, but now it is not. Sometimes I’m treated like I’m not even American.’
Helped in 2021
Before the surgery, Abby was a professional singer. He started singing at the age of 11. Abby tells that in the year 2021 she got a lot of help. With the help of muscle memory and therapy, her singing pitch came back. He said, ‘I saw a great speech pathologist, who helped me a lot in reducing my pitch. It also relaxed my nerves in my neck, which was so good that I regained my speaking voice.’
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