• Question: Why do I feel dizzy when I spin?

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      Asked by 439mcsb43 to Alex, Anaïs, Peter, Sarwat, Shreesha on 11 Mar 2015. This question was also asked by Chaza433.
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        Sarwat Iqbal answered on 11 Mar 2015:

        The inner parts of ears are open spaces filled with fluid. The inside walls of the spaces are covered with tiny hairs. Each hair is connected to a nerve cell that carries signals to the brain. When the head moves, the fluid revolves around and bends the hairs. As each hair bends, it makes its nerve cell send a signal, telling the brain about that movement.When we spin around, the fluid starts spinning, too. That gives us the sensation of spinning. When we stop, the fluid keeps moving. This is why we feel dizzy.

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        Shreesha Bhat answered on 18 Mar 2015:

        Like sarwat said, there are crystals and liquid in the ear, which swirls whn we rotate, thats why we fill we are spinning, and we feel dizzy even after we have stopped spunning, because the liquid is still swirling!

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