Answer:
The symptoms of
dizziness and vomiting, faced by a person travelling at higher altitude is
because of the following reasons The function of Eustachian tube is to equalise
the pressure on either sides of the ear drum; sudden elevation in height causes
disturbance in maintaining pressure by this area of ear.
The semicircular
ducts, the anterior, posterior and lateral semicircular ducts, are enlarged at
one end to give rise to ampulla. Each ampulla contains sensory path of hairs,
the cristae, which is concerned with the balancing of the body, Change in
altitude brings changes in the reorientation and adjustments in these
structures of internal ear causing the above said symptoms.
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