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Why dos my head feel like its spinning?

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Vertigo.: A feeling that you or the world is moving when it is not is known as vertigo. This sensation is usually caused by a dysfunction in the inner ear although it is possible that the nerve connecting the ear to the brain or even the brain itself could be at fault.

Answered 11/17/2014

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