Moment of Um
Moment of Um
American Public Media
Why do we feel dizzy when we twirl around?
4 minutes Posted Mar 11, 2025 at 8:00 am.
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Spinning around in circles is really fun right? And then a weird thing happens. When you stop, it’s like the world is turned upside down and you don’t know which way you’re facing and you feel dizzy and sometimes even fall down! We asked infectious disease physician Dr. Frank Rhame to help understand why that is.


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