why does it feel like the room is spinning when drunk

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How come whenever we lay down and close our eyes when intoxicated that it feels like we are spinning and not really when our eyes are open

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What everybody seems to have left out is, as well as effecting the inner ear directly, intoxication also can induce nystagmus, which is an involuntary rapid movement of your eyes, which provides a feedback loop with your inner ear, giving you a feeling of spinning.

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