I was genuinely distressed too. My doctor and dentist were both baffled and the symptoms did not abate (because I was still eating the damn things every couple of weeks). I don’t joke about suicide—having friends and loved ones who’ve battled mental illnesses over the years, but I was seriously close to giving up the…

......... I’m so happy to see this article here. I haven’t eaten pine nuts since 2006 when I got pine mouth. It lasted over a month. I had no idea what caused it (pine nuts were in a salad). I stopped eating after week 1, due to the horrible taste. I described it to people as having bit into , or chewed medicine that…

I live in Santa Cruz, California.

I'm not sure if this counts but I was raised in Ohio and moved to California. My exhusband noticed that I would say things like "the floor needs swept" or the "the car needs washed" instead of "the floor needs to be swept" and "the car needs to be washed".

Annalee! I found your book "Scatter, Adapt, and Remember" at the thrift store for $0.50 over the weekend! I feel like I should buy dinner next month to make up the difference.

This might go against the evidence presented in this article but I have a couple of male friends with very deep voices and I have trouble hearing them clearly even without background noise or distractions.

What?! No! I love this place.