Damn vestibular system... you scary!

Wind idea: think of the atmosphere as you think of the oceans... they both flow around in patterns, wash up and around mountains, have layers, etc.. This is how a hurricane can build off the coast of Africa then swamp through the Caribbean and the U.S. Atlantic coast. And this is how you'll sometimes see lower clouds going one way and higher clouds going another.

The question of getting dizzy at the poles/equator... remember we're talking about something that rotates one time over the course of 24 hours. We get dizzy because our vestibular system orients us... the vestibular system is essentially tubes of saline with nerves arranged basically to sense the pressure of the saline in 3D space. Swinging your head around and then halting rapidly leaves this saline swirling a bit, and you get a vertigo-like sensation.
>> ^Contagion21:

>> ^Sagemind:
I'm convinced, without a doubt that the world is round.
But, the wind idea is interesting/facinating, and the question of would I get dizzy standing on the axis of the planet if I were used to standing at the equator, are all good questions.
Does anyone have a link that may discuss these phenomenon? ... Sometimes an explanation is more convincing that saying, "Well that's a stupid statement or opinion." Maybe someone schooled in this area (or who has more spare time than others)can guide us to some interesting reading on this.

It's a frame of reference issue.

When I was younger I spent a few days at The Maze in Southern Utah. After slipping and nearly going over the edge I never was the same about heights. Roped I was pretty good, but without some sort of belay I just froze.

One and a half years ago my vestibular system was poisoned by prescription drugs. I now have no inner ear gyroscope, so to speak. I guess I'll never be able to climb again, but I can dream.

This was truly awesome.

Good New Year,

I had the MRI and there was nothing to indicate that there was an organic component to the vestibular damage. As far as I'm concerned we've ruled out everything except aminoglycoside toxicity. This, in my opinion, is the best possible outcome. There is no tumor. There was no stroke. There is simply damage that the brain needs to overcome. How long that will take is really anyone's guess.

The good news is, I could be totally deaf and in a wheel chair for life and I'm not. Life is just different than it used to be.

Greg

The M.D. I just asked said: Get your ass to the doctor's.

I personally add this link and my own urging to get your ass to the doctor's. I've had two friends recently hospitalized from a disease that began with symptoms far, far less worrying, and nearly ended up there myself.

Losing time, vision problems, balance problems are all very worrying symptoms, all of which point to an extreme need to be checked out in person by a physician. My unlicensed butt reads: "All aminoglycosides produce renal toxicity (often reversible) and vestibular and auditory toxicity (often irreversible)." So....if you are indeed suffering from aminoglycoside overdose, waiting too long could cause permanent balance and hearing problems, and maybe if you're lucky your kidneys won't shut down for good. And if it's not aminoglycosides...you're still suffering from symptoms that indicate something could be seriously wrong.

Please, dude. Get thee to a physicary.