Why do we become dizzy?

Our balancing organs in the inner ear are three semicircular canals filled with fluid and with fine sensory hair. These hairs sway with our movement and transmit the changes to the brain. The eyes and the foot confirm these movement signals. When we spin around and then stand still, our brain gets confused with different messages: the balancing organs say that we are still moving, but eyes and body convey a different message – and we become dizzy.