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jaa101 t1_jbwmk8u wrote

> Can lunar gravitational forces affect the inner ear?

Technically yes, because gravity reaches infinitely far. Practically no; the moon is 80 times less massive and 60 times farther away than the earth, meaning it affects us 300 000 times less strongly. That's far beyond the sensitivity limit of the human saccule and utricle.

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Delicious-Day-3332 OP t1_jbwn1x2 wrote

Thank you for that. I hate it when my saccule & utricle get discombobulated. The moon still intrigues me - especially full moons & eclipses.

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