Earthquakes and the Vestibular System

Earthquakes are great at causing motion sickness.  They provide the brain with exactly what it cannot stand: unpredictable and uncontrollable movement.  One day after the earthquake, I have continued to hear others say they felt "woozy," motion sick and "not quite right" afterward.  When the brain is not in control and movements happen that cannot be planned or expected, there are often disagreements between the sensors in our legs, trunk, neck, eyes and vestibular system.  The brain does not like it when our sensory system is out of sync.  When our movement sensors do not agree,we are prone toward motion sickness.  Click here to learn more.

Motion Sickness From a Sick Ear

If our inner ear is not working properly, it will make our brains believe we are spinning.  It has the power to cause the eyes to spin very fast if it is not in balance with the other ear.  This is called nystagmus.  Because our eyes spin, we feel spinning.  Click here to read more...