Everyone must have tried this activity named spinning around at least once in their life, be it in childhood or in adulthood. But as much fun this activity involved, the more trouble you have to face when you stop Spinning. Because soon after this, our body starts feeling dizzy for a while and it becomes difficult to balance. But what does the science behind it say, let's try to know about it?
Do you know that the process that keeps us oriented or balanced has nothing to do with our eyes? This process is actually related to our ears. The inner parts of the ears (known as balance organs) and the brain works together, due to which we have a sense of balance. That is, when we walk, run, jump and spin around, these all activities are recognized by these balance organs. Three things play an important role in synchronization, firstly the fluid inside the inner parts of the ear, secondly the tiny hair cells lined on the walls of these parts, and thirdly the nerve cells.
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When someone moves their head, the fluid begins to move, which bends hairs on the top of hair cells. As the hairs bend in one direction, the cells get excited. The hair cells are connected to nerve cells that send messages to the brain. Thus our inner ear and brain work in sync to give us a sense of balance. So what actually happens is that when we stop spinning, due to inertia the fluid keeps on moving for some time which confuses our brain that we are still spinning. Even though our body stops, it does not sync with our brain, which makes us feel dizzy.
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