Why does the room spin when you’ve drank a little too much?
In: Biology
I don’t know the exact science but if I recall correctly when there’s too much alcohol in your blood it actually diffuses into the liquid filled part of your inner ear. That’s the part your brain uses for balance, and because alcohol is a different density than the fluid, it disrupts the fluid causing it to move even when you’re completely still, the fluid moves the little hair like structures in the inner ear and those structure send a signal to your brain that tells it you’re moving or spinning. The fluid in your inner ear and those hair like structures are the same reason we get dizzy but goes away shortly after we stop when we spin in circles too much, the fluid starts moving continuously in a way that your brain can’t figure out how to balance properly and the fluid needs to run out of momentum and settle somewhat before your brain can figure out the balance thing again.
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