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Although most specific phobias stem from the individuals themselves, the most common type of needle phobia, affecting 50% of those afflicted, is an inherited vasovagal reflex reaction. Approximately 80% of people with a fear of needles report that a relative within the first degree exhibits the same disorder.. [1]
People who suffer from vasovagal needle phobia fear the sight, thought, or feeling of needles or needle-like objects. The physiological changes associated with this type of phobia also include feeling faint, sweating, dizziness, nausea, pallor, tinnitus, panic attacks, and initially high blood pressure and heart rate followed by a plunge in both at the moment of injection. The primary symptom of vasovagal fear is vasovagal syncope, or fainting due to a decrease of blood pressure. [2]
Many people who suffer from fainting during needle procedures report no conscious fear of the needle procedure itself, but a great fear of the vasovagal syncope reaction. People become more afraid of the side effects of low blood pressure caused by the idea of a needle. [3] A study in the medical journal Circulation concluded that in many patients with this condition (as well as patients with the broader range of blood/injury phobias), an initial episode of vasovagal syncope during a needle procedure may be the primary cause of needle phobia rather than any basic fear of needles. [4]
The best treatment strategy for this type of needle phobia has historically been desensitization or the progressive exposure of the patient to gradually more frightening stimuli, allowing them to become desensitized to the stimulus that triggers the phobic response. [5]
- ^ Jenkins, K. (2014-07-01). "II. Needle phobia: a psychological perspective". BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia. 113 (1): 4–6. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeu013. ISSN 0007-0912.
- ^ "Vasovagal Syncope: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment". Healthline. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ "How to overcome a fear of needles". wexnermedical.osu.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Circulation | AHA/ASA Journals". www.ahajournals.org. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ Taylor, Greig D.; Campbell, Caroline (2015). "A clinical guide to needle desensitization for the paediatric patient". Dental Update. 42 (4): 373–374, 377–378, 381–382. doi: 10.12968/denu.2015.42.4.373. ISSN 0305-5000. PMID 26062263.
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If you're starting a new article, you can develop it here until it's ready to go live. If you're working on improvements to an existing article, copy only one section at a time of the article to this sandbox to work on, and be sure to use an edit summary linking to the article you copied from. Do not copy over the entire article. You can find additional instructions here. Remember to save your work regularly using the "Publish page" button. (It just means 'save'; it will still be in the sandbox.) You can add bold formatting to your additions to differentiate them from existing content. |
Although most specific phobias stem from the individuals themselves, the most common type of needle phobia, affecting 50% of those afflicted, is an inherited vasovagal reflex reaction. Approximately 80% of people with a fear of needles report that a relative within the first degree exhibits the same disorder.. [1]
People who suffer from vasovagal needle phobia fear the sight, thought, or feeling of needles or needle-like objects. The physiological changes associated with this type of phobia also include feeling faint, sweating, dizziness, nausea, pallor, tinnitus, panic attacks, and initially high blood pressure and heart rate followed by a plunge in both at the moment of injection. The primary symptom of vasovagal fear is vasovagal syncope, or fainting due to a decrease of blood pressure. [2]
Many people who suffer from fainting during needle procedures report no conscious fear of the needle procedure itself, but a great fear of the vasovagal syncope reaction. People become more afraid of the side effects of low blood pressure caused by the idea of a needle. [3] A study in the medical journal Circulation concluded that in many patients with this condition (as well as patients with the broader range of blood/injury phobias), an initial episode of vasovagal syncope during a needle procedure may be the primary cause of needle phobia rather than any basic fear of needles. [4]
The best treatment strategy for this type of needle phobia has historically been desensitization or the progressive exposure of the patient to gradually more frightening stimuli, allowing them to become desensitized to the stimulus that triggers the phobic response. [5]
- ^ Jenkins, K. (2014-07-01). "II. Needle phobia: a psychological perspective". BJA: British Journal of Anaesthesia. 113 (1): 4–6. doi: 10.1093/bja/aeu013. ISSN 0007-0912.
- ^ "Vasovagal Syncope: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment". Healthline. 2019-10-10. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ "How to overcome a fear of needles". wexnermedical.osu.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Circulation | AHA/ASA Journals". www.ahajournals.org. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ Taylor, Greig D.; Campbell, Caroline (2015). "A clinical guide to needle desensitization for the paediatric patient". Dental Update. 42 (4): 373–374, 377–378, 381–382. doi: 10.12968/denu.2015.42.4.373. ISSN 0305-5000. PMID 26062263.