Balance is maintained primarily by using your inner ear with inputs from your eyes and spine and joints. Any malfunction of the inner ear creates a miss-message to the brain telling it you are turning. Your eyes then attempt to fixate and to correct this perceived rotation and jump side to side (nystagmus). Secondary merry-go-round mimicking feelings result in nausea and vomiting. Any movement of the head or body makes it worse. Dizziness only improves once the ear heals or the brain compensates.
What causes Dizziness: