A WOMAN, 35, has picked up a Chinese accent after being treated in hospital for a migraine attack.
The Mirror reports Sarah Colwill's West Country accent has switched to a Chinese accent.
She told the paper yesterday: "I have never been to China. It is very frustrating and I just want my own voice back but I don't know if I ever will.
"I moved to Plymouth aged 18 months so I have always spoken like a local. But when I had my attack last month an ambulance crew told me that I sounded Chinese.
"Since then I've had friends hang up on me as they think I'm a hoax caller. I speak in a much higher tone, my voice is all squeaky. I'm having speech therapy but don’t know if the Chinese accent will ever go away."
The Mirror said Mrs Colwill was treated in hospital after last month's attack and diagnosed with foreign accent syndrome. There have been only 60 recorded cases since it was identified in the 1940s.
That's surprisingly. Unheard of such conditions...
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