Know What Is Foreign Accent Syndrome:You must have heard about many brain diseases and rare syndromes by now. But have you ever heard about such a disease, in which a person forgets his native language and starts talking in some other language. If not, today we will tell you a disease related to this, which is very rare. The name of this disease is Foreign Accent Syndrome, in which there are experiential changes in human pronunciation. In this syndrome, the person’s way of speaking changes completely, because they start talking in a language other than their native language.
Due to this syndrome, a person’s language and ability to communicate is badly affected. Let us tell you that this syndrome is very uncommon and very few cases of this syndrome have been reported worldwide. This disease is often seen in people who have had brain injury, stroke or other brain problems. The treatment of this syndrome varies according to its cause. At the same time, in some cases, foreign accent syndrome gets cured on its own, while in many cases brain therapy is also required.
Foreign accent syndrome confirmed in Texas woman
This rare syndrome has been confirmed in a woman from Texas. The woman, who spoke three different accents, suddenly forgot her accent and started speaking in a Russian accent, which she knew nothing about and had never been exposed to.
The name of this Texas woman is Abby Fender, who recently underwent a surgery to repair Herniated Disc. The surprising thing is that when the woman woke up after the surgery, she was stunned to know that her voice was paralyzed and her Texan accent had also disappeared. The woman told that she has no connection with Russia and has never been there.
This is how foreign accent syndrome is detected
Even the doctors were stunned after listening to the woman. After this, he got the investigation done, in which it was revealed that the woman was suffering from foreign accent syndrome. How rare this condition of 39-year-old Abby is, it is known that only 100 cases of this disease are seen worldwide. The woman said, ‘I am scared whether I will ever be able to talk normally again. The pitch of my voice has become very high. When I talk to strangers, they start laughing at my accent. Although I never bothered because it was fun in the beginning, but now it is not fun at all. Sometimes I am treated as if I am not even a US resident.
This is how a woman’s voice got cured in 2021
Let us tell you that before the surgery of Herniated Disc, Abby was a professional singer. He started singing from the age of 11. Abby tells that the year 2021 helped her a lot. With the help of muscle memory and therapy, his singing pitch came back. She said, ‘I saw a great speech pathologist, who helped me a lot in lowering the pitch of my voice. They also relaxed the nerves in my neck, which allowed me to return to my normal speaking voice again.
