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Whoa! American Woman Wakes Up From Oral Surgery With Transylvanian Accent

The Oregonian reports:

When Karen Butler came out of sedation after oral surgery a year and a half ago, her mouth throbbed and her face was puffy. But that’s not all that had changed. When she spoke, the words tumbled out in a thick and foreign accent.

“I sounded like I was from Transylvania,” she said.

Whoa! American Woman Wakes Up From Oral Surgery With Transylvanian Accent

Over the next few days, the swelling subsided and the pain vanished, but Butler’s newly acquired accent did not. Though it has softened over time, she’s never again spoken like a native Oregonian from Madras. To most people, she sounds British.

It took months to find an explanation:foreign accent syndrome, a disorder so rare that only about 60 cases have been documented worldwide since the early 1900s.

HT Fox News.

Comments (98)

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  • cranberry
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 7:16pm

    Whaaaaa? You’re kidding! She sounds Irish/English! Amazing. Mental issue somewhere

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  • mcmeador
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 7:08pm

    Dude, foreign accent syndrome would really help with the ladies. Ladies love foreign accents!

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  • heavyduty
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 7:04pm

    I wouldn’t worry until she ordered blood to drink.

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  • mcpbob
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 7:03pm

    i hear this usually happens to liberals, they wake up and all they can do is talk ********

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  • jim
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 6:57pm

    She will soon begin turning into a bat, wolf, or fly, and craving fresh blood.

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  • Ella
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 6:57pm

    This ia america. Sue the dentist.

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    • michaeljay
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:20pm

      At least she didn’t wake up with VD. The dentist can’t be all that bad.

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  • Socialism_Is_The_New_Black
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 6:48pm

    Omg! Ridiculous! She either suffered a stroke, has some other neurological disorder or is just putting on. She seems to be slipping into different slurs that resemble other accents and not just one. Diagnosis is just another loon in this country wanting their 15 minutes. She really is so full of fail.

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  • mrsmileyface
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 6:42pm

    Thank GOD she didnt aquire a Chinese accent that would be ROFL. Heeeerrro H&R Brok. May I Herlp Eue?

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  • Daggett
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 6:35pm

    She doesn’t sound Transylvanian at all. She sounds like she’s from Weirdville.

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  • The Gooch
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 6:31pm

    I‘ll bet she’s a Madonna fan…

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  • FlowerBell
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 6:28pm

    Sounds like someone needs more attention, what’s new.

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  • HiredMind Blog
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 6:26pm

    There is absolutely no way to prove that this isn’t faked.

    Note also that she says she was very shy until this happened, now she talks to everyone (and is no-doubt happier). I think that if she’s not purposely faking it, she’s had some sort of psychological break. Her subconscious has taken over to get her more attention and break her out of her shell. If that’s the case, I do wish her well.

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  • MontanaRob
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 6:06pm

    Smack on! She don’ wot not eh? No worries, bang on ‘ed, rite fo sho!

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  • RightPolitically
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:58pm

    Hey, wait a minute…..She EVEN looks Transylvanian!

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  • RightPolitically
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:55pm

    Cute story but not believable.

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  • eat-more-bacon-USA
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:52pm

    Obama awoke from his taxpayer-funded brain surgery with a Socialist accent, and no one seems to care – I guess people can learn to live with anything.

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  • bitter clinger
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:50pm

    i didnt know they even had a dentist in madras,its way out in the desert.

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  • jeff.cooper
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:40pm

    I nominate this story for the best waste of webpage space. I nominate myself for Tool for clicking the link and posting a thought on it.

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  • ElaineA
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:39pm

    They gave her dentures with a gap in them?!?!

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  • LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:35pm

    The same thing happened to me when i went to the Dentist, but it only happens when i type,i was 37 yrs old, it all started whus auw opskrmnw i dulake bu wakined kf wow lidk kmdsl;ols bye

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  • VRW Conspirator
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:33pm

    SHE IS A VAMPIRE…!!! THAT IS THE CAUSE!!

    The dentist bit her while she was under and turned her…she is the bride of Dracula now…STAKE HER QUICK!!

    HEHEHE>>>>

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  • jedi.kep
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:30pm

    Interesting.

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  • Juan Gault
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:17pm

    She seems ok with her new accent.It has brought her a slightly different persona.

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  • Rayblue
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:16pm

    I’m going to go watch TV for awhile.

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  • Robert-CA
    Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:13pm

    Pardon ???????????

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    • bikerr
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:17pm

      I’ve read of this happening before ,no explanations as to why it happens though.

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    • AnAppealToGod
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:20pm

      zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:26pm

      Interesting.

      Could you imagine waking up from a oral surgery or such and actually understand politicians of DC without needing their spin translators…wait, most of us can do that already…lo siento.

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    • Robert-CA
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:29pm

      Let’s make it interesting .

      The loons @ YAHOO had this article :
      “Moon landing mystery finally solved”
      But if you read the story it has nothing to do with the LANDING .

      Another story by the loons @ YAHOO now they’re making the OBL mission sounds like it was just a walk to the park for the Navy SEALS .

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    • The Monster
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:44pm

      My elder daughter was on a trip one summer. Her German teacher took a bunch of the students to Germany/Austria/Switzerland. They flew from KC north to join up with kids from WI for the trip to Europe. She fell asleep and when she woke up, she had picked up a WI accent “Geez, look at the clouts!” Everyone thought she was doing it deliberately, but my theory is she was put into a trance state and absorbed what she was hearing.

      This lady sounds like a cross between Irish and Afrikaans, not Transylvanian at all.

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    • brickmoon
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:51pm

      So, maybe 10 percent of the headlines on the home page are human interest stories? I think it’s a pretty fair balance for a site whose goal is “to post, report and analyze stories of interest on a wide range of topics from politics and culture to faith and family.”

      There are other sites dedicated almost exclusively to hard news.

      I suppose you could demand your money back.

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    • wheels
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 6:02pm

      @1959 – They have the freedom to post whatever story they’d like, just as you have the freedom to not click it, not watch it, not post a silly reply. Not real sure why you’d think bugging the editor would do anything to change that. Geezus man, who do you think you are? LOL Priceless!

      Report Post » wheels  
    • crackerone
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 6:08pm

      It would be better if she woke up with Turrette’s.

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    • Showtime
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 6:14pm

      @1959
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 5:31pm
      I have asked the Blaze more than once to please stop doing these “Enquirer”-esque stories. Doesn‘t matter if it’s complaint letters to the editor or as comments, they just keep ‘em comin’.
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      Hi, 1959 ~
      I’m frustrated, too. Got a letter from “our leader” today. I scanned it and sent it to Teirrah. She said it is the standard reply. She suggested that we write a letter to the editor of the Sun Sentinel (or whatever that FL nspr is). We need for the Floridians in District 22 behind his candidacy for POTUS.

      Hugs.
      It will get better. I’ve asked God to help us.

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    • brickmoon
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 6:26pm

      *******: It could be worse — she could’ve lost the ability to speak without using a teleprompter.

      Report Post » brickmoon  
    • dealer@678
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 6:33pm

      Does she sleep all day and stay up all night

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 6:36pm

      Transylvanian Accent
      Hummmm…Did some one drink her BLOOD???

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 7:01pm

      Obama woke up and tries talking like Bush

      Report Post » poverty.sucks  
    • mtnclimberjim
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 7:44pm

      What a crock….

      Report Post » mtnclimberjim  
    • mtnclimberjim
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 7:46pm

      Libs will do the damnedest things.

      Report Post » mtnclimberjim  
    • one yrs. food ration like Glenn says..
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 8:23pm

      Yes, and the law suit is soon to follow….

      Report Post » one years food ration like glenn says  
    • drattastic
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 8:41pm

      I call it nut job syndrome.Is that what happened to Madonna with the fake British accent when she went in for the skin streching and boob lift

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    • Lucy Larue
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 8:42pm

      It has to do with past lives. Reincarnation.

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    • drattastic
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 9:06pm

      @LUCY
      Lucy..Lucy…Lucy . In the immortal words of Ricky Ricardo “That’s so ridiculous”.

      Report Post » drattastic  
    • ramburner
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 9:31pm

      @theBlaze; Get rid of the banner at bottom; we know how to go to the next article!

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    • KingArthurUp
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 9:39pm

      past life regression

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    • Professional Infidel
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 10:17pm

      Yea, but did she have the fangs??

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    • dealer@678
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 10:22pm

      I’ve heard enough. She’s the undead now. The same thing happened to my first wife. Imagine being woken at 4 am by a vampire wanting a little action. It’s kinda scary

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    • tower7femacamp
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 10:41pm

      Gilbert Godfrey ?

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    • GBMBulletsSKNRD
      Posted on May 6, 2011 at 11:29pm

      Am I wrong or did she not get new teeth and that is the best they could do?

      I am just saying that, that dentist should be fired.

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    • Mee the People
      Posted on May 7, 2011 at 2:22am

      hellary picks up all kinds of accents when she wants to carpetbag people

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    • restorehope
      Posted on May 7, 2011 at 2:22am

      Interesting story, and it does serve a purpose (not just Enquirer-like gossip). I never heard of this syndrome, if that is what it is. It encourages me to reach out and learn more info about it. So if articles like this inspire people to investigate and broaden their horizons, then why complain about its triviality? Your boredom may be someone else’s gain of knowledge in an unknown subject.

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    • walkwithme1966
      Posted on May 7, 2011 at 2:46am

      I’ve read of this happening also – very rare but it does happen – life is strange at time isn’t it!!
      http://wp.me/pYLB7-X7

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    • Polwatcher
      Posted on May 7, 2011 at 6:11am

      Those old vampire movies.

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