The woman suddenly said a foreign voice after pulling out her teeth

After a period of extraction, Karen Butler (USA) suddenly speaks European accent, although she has never studied foreign languages ​​or set foot in these countries.

The 56-year-old tax consultant has noticed her life changed since dental surgery 18 months ago. Just replace the dentures, she can speak any voice like Eastern European voice, Swedish or English accent.

Butler, in Toledo, Oregon, USA, had to remove teeth from both the upper and lower jaws in November 2009 because of gingivitis. A week later, the benefits no longer swelled, but she found her voice different. The dentist advised her to try to adapt to new teeth.

However, many weeks went by and everything was still the same, Butler went online to search for information. She diagnosed herself with a foreign accent syndrome - a rare disease.

There are people who change their voices after pulling out their teeth. Artwork: Telegraph.co.uk.

" This syndrome is often a consequence of brain injury, although not common, but almost every neurologist has encountered at least one case in his career, " said Helmi Lutsep, Vice President. Neurology at Health & Science University in Oregon, USA. According to him, people sometimes see their voices only slightly different, but at some point they turn to foreign voices.

"We do not know exactly how this happens and why it is, just simply having an impact on the rhythm of the language. I absolutely believe this is a real phenomenon. People This is not a story, ' said Professor Lutsep.

But Butler said she had never had a stroke or any brain injury. She went to work on tests, but because health insurance did not pay for brain scans, she did not do this.

" I couldn't hear my own voice, but I could feel it very different, " she told the Telegraph.