• Question: why do i feel dizzy when i spin?

    Asked by thing2oxo to Ed, Hayley, Jason, Nathan, Sophie on 20 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Hayley Evers-King

      Hayley Evers-King answered on 20 Mar 2013:


      There’s a part of your inner ear that controls your balance. When you spin around a lot this part gets confused and sends mixed up signals to your brain, which interprets them as you feeling dizzy! I once got an ear infection which made me feel like I was dizzy all the time, even when I wasn’t moving! It’s an amazing part of how our body has evolved!

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