Tingling or buzzing feet
Reading Why do heights make your feet feel strange?, The Conversation, 8 May 2026.
I assumed everyone had this sensation when faced with a drop, but that's not true.
Near a drop, the brain begins to rely more heavily on signals from the feet, effectively turning up their volume. Small shifts in pressure and sway are amplified, and control of movement becomes tighter and more deliberate.
What’s striking is that this response is not unique to those who notice it. The nervous system makes these adjustments in almost everyone. For most, it remains in the background. For others, it rises into awareness as a peculiar sensation.
It's certainly not in the background for me. Last time I experienced it, I was just sitting in a screening of a film, Vertical Spirits: