The cause of a child feeling spun around with eye spinning after stopping is likely inner ear imbalance, often referred to as vertigo. This condition is related to the movement of fluid within the ear canals that affects balance.
If a child feels spun around and experiences eye spinning after abruptly stopping, the most likely cause is inner ear imbalance. This sensation occurs because the fluid in the canals of the ears continues to move even after the child has stopped spinning. Sensing the position of this liquid usually helps maintain balance, so when the fluid is still in motion, it can cause dizziness and a sense of spinning, also known as vertigo. This is similar to the sensation one might experience after getting off a spinning ride or watching a 3-D movie where the visual and vestibular systems provide conflicting information, leading to motion sickness. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, in particular, occurs when calcium carbonate crystals in the utricle migrate into the semicircular canals, causing the hair cells to be inappropriately stimulated by gravity.