This is more of a medical question, but I figure one of you might have experience regarding the situation. Sometimes when doing a steep turn to the left (it never happens to the right) I get very dizzy, usually only for a couple seconds, but it's enough to totally disorient me. Using instruments for a few seconds gets it back under control, but it's a very uncomfortable feeling. What I'm asking really, is if this is what is referred to by "spacial disorientation", or if this is a bigger issue. I've never heard someone use "dizzy" to describe it, so I'm not sure if that's what I'm experiencing or not. Generally speaking, I don't get disoriented, ever, so maybe I'm just not used to the feeling? I've done a lot of zero visibility scuba, and I never had this type of reaction, even when I've had to feel my bubbles to tell which way is up, but then again, there are no g's involved in that situation. I don't understand why it only happens when I turn left.
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