A woman on Austrália started speaking with an Irish-English accent nine days after undergoing tonsil removal surgery. Angie Yen, from Brisbane, recorded the case in videos on TikTok. Ela has never visited Irlanda and has no family connection to the country.
The surgery took place on April 19, 2021. The change in voice came on suddenly. Yen noticed the new way of pronouncing words when singing in the bath.
Simple Cirurgia generated changes in speech
The patient was 27 years old at the time. Ela compared old audios with the new timbre. The Australian accent gave way to a rhythm and intonation reminiscent of the English spoken on Irlanda. Amigos and family confirmed the difference over the phone.
Especialistas associate the phenomenon with foreign accent syndrome. The condition is rare and can appear after surgery, trauma or neurological problems. Não is about acquiring a new accent, but losing characteristics of the native accent.
- Surgery removed the tonsils in a standard procedure
- Mudança detected nine days later
- Vídeos show contrast between old and current voice
- Similar Casos have already been reported in other countries
Reações and doubts about the case
Yen received messages that questioned the authenticity of the accent. Ela responded in new videos and reinforced that the change is real. The dentist continued to document everyday life with the new speech pattern.
Médicos follows the case. Até 2021, around 150 occurrences of the syndrome had been described in the medical literature. Exemplos include patients who changed their accent after stroke or anesthesia for tooth extraction.
Foreign Accent Syndrome Entendimento
The condition affects prosody, rhythm and pronunciation. Neurologistas explain that small changes in the brain or nerves linked to speech can cause the effect. In the case of Yen, there was no head trauma reported. The link to tonsillectomy is still being investigated.
The woman continued with her normal life. The accent persisted for months after the first public record.
