why do you get dizzy when you go around in circles or spin around?

Question

i have always wondered that!

Answer 1

ecause your body becomes use to the steady rotation you are going in and when you stop your body still feels like its doing that.

Answer 2

There is a fluid "water" in your inner ears (both sides). The motion of this fluid, or lack of it, moves tiny hairs in your inner ears (or does not), in order to sense for you whether you are standing up, lying down, bending over, or changing direction. If you spin around very fast and stop, the fluid continues moving against the tiny hairs. Your brain, computing the confusing signals received from standing body and still moving liquid, causes a dizzy feeling.

Answer 3

For the same reason that you get car sick or sea sick. the human body has in your ear "sensors" that tell the body where you are in 3D space. the reason you get dizzy is because you fool your body. You do this, because your eyes see one thing and the "sensors" feel something else. When you are in a car, your eyes see that you are moving in relation to the outside, however your body feel stationary. Same thing on a boat. And when you spin, the same thing happens. So it is usually your eyes that cause most of the dizzy feeling. Try it with your eyes closed, although you still get dizzy it wont be as bad.

Answer 4

In your ear you have semicircular canals filled with fluid and hairs that signal nerves to send messages to your brain. When you bend your head forward the hairs and fluid move also signaling to your brain that your head is bent forward. Your body quickly adjusts. When you spin the fluid and hairs are moving at the same rate, but if you stop suddenly the hairs and fluid are still moving causing your brain to not understand what's happening and for you to lose your balance and become dizzy.

Answer 5

When you are spinning the fluid in your inner ear is spinning with you. When you stop suddenly, this fluid keeps moving. The inner ear is what tells your brain about movement and with the fluid moving your brain thinks you are still moving. However, your eyes are telling your brain that you have stopped. Result:
confusion! You are now dizzy.
Click this link to learn more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_system