When cold water or air enters your ear and the inner ear changes temperature, it should cause fast, side-to-side eye movements called nystagmus. The test is done in the following way: 1  Before the test, your ear, especially the eardrum, will be checked. 2  This is to make sure it is normal. 3  One ear is tested at a time.
Absinthe is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and, until recently, was completely banned in the U.S. and most of Europe. The reason for this is that absinthe contains thujone, a toxic chemical found in several edible plants including tarragon, sage, and wormwood.
Historical Examples. 1  I'm so sick of hearing that man's name that I could wish it banned. 2  An offence against table-manners is banned like an attack on the Church. 3  It was all banned about fifty years ago, on account of the congestion. 4  He banned the obtruding priest by name and all his accomplices.