A WOMAN now has her gag reflex in her ear after a “rotten lychee” looking tumour was removed from her neck. Doctors cut a “huge” lump out of the nanny’s neck and grafted part of her nerve to her ear.
The asymmetrical tonic neck reflex (ATNR) is a primitive reflex found in newborn humans, but normally vanishes around six months of age. When the face is turned to one side, the arm and leg on the ...