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.
Prior to the ban in the early 1900s, absinthe was ubiquitous. If you check out a list of famous people who drank absinthe, youâll notice that thereâs a lot of them. Thatâs because basically everyone who was cool between 1850 and 1900 drank it.