He fell asleep with an intense migraine and when he woke up, he happened something unusual.

April 18, 2019

Michelle Myers lives in Arizona, United States and suffers from a strange illness that generates uncertainty among doctors. "It was very difficult because people thought it was a joke, it was very difficult," he said.

A strange case generates uncertainty among doctors in Arizona, United States. It happens that Michelle Myers He went to bed with a serious headache and got up to speak with a British accent. even though he never left the country.

Doctors still do not know for sure what could have triggered this phenomenon, known as Foreign accent syndromealthough they suggest that this could be a side effect of hemiplegic migraine.

The episode happened two years ago and it still lasts. But this is not the first time Myers has the syndrome. In fact, he had already had two similar experiences: OnceThe pronunciation of u was similar to that of Australia and that of the Irish. In both cases, the experiment lasted a few weeks.

"All those who hear me think of Mary Poppins.That day, when I woke up, my voice was that of another person.It was very difficult for me because People thought it was a joke. It was very difficult", Confessed the woman in statements to the TV channel KNXV

When asked about it, Myers, 46, noted that some of his 7 children had adopted the British pronunciation of certain words, which suggests to the person who hears them that he or she has not heard it. they were raised abroad.

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The first incident occurred in 2011. At that time, the woman was suffering from severe migraine for several days and, after consulting specialists, she had learned that the change was due to the hormones. But after a few days, the Irish accent disappeared and everything went back to normal.

A little later, the same thing happened with the Australian. "My family thought I was joking, because I'm a joker and I do not have the skills to imitate, so when they realized I was doing well, they realized something had happened ", remembers the woman.

A young man went to the hospital with headaches and discovered a shocking panorama

In 2015, when the situation was repeated but with the British pronunciation, he was diagnosed with Foreign accent syndrome. According to the University of Texas at Dallas (United States), it is about sudden change of language that causes the person to use a foreign accent. Up to now, about 100 cases have been documented worldwide and the most common causes are due to brain damage caused by a stroke or traumatic injury.

None of these options explain the case of Myers, who also suffers from a condition called Ehlers-Danlos, by which the the skin is extremely elastic and the joints can bend to break the blood vessels.