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Why is it that when someone touches my ears, it makes me see stars and sometimes pass out?
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There is a medical problem called auricular syncope or in other words ear fainting. It sounds like you have that. It is caused by stimulating the auricular (ear) branch of the vagus nerve which is a nerve that causes your body to drop the heart rate and the blood pressure and therefore faint. Interesting!
Answered 4/27/2023
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