why does it feel like the room is spinning when drunk

Question

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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Answer 1

It’s because your drunk brain isn’t interpreting signals from your inner ear right, that’s the organ responsible for your sense of balance, basically a biomechanical gyroscope. It’s the same reason drunk people stumble all over the place.