Uncovering Medical Mysteries - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 27

This week on the Notcast, we talk to a man who had the hiccups for three years, and to a woman who woke up one day with an entirely different accent.

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Colton Kruse
Colton Kruse
Uncovering Medical Mysteries - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 27
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What if you woke up, but couldn’t speak again? What if you could only speak in another accent? From foreign language syndrome to terminal insomnia, and even hiccups lasting for years, medical mysteries afflict people all over the world.

This week on the Notcast, we talk to a man who had the hiccups for three years, and to a woman who woke up one day with an entirely different accent.

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