Fear of needles

Fear of needles
A man being comforted by soldiers due to a fear of needles so that he can receive an injection
TreatmentExposure-based therapies and alternate forms of clinical inoculation
FrequencyAbout 22% of adult population, 3.5–10% of general population may temporarily lose consciousness around the time of a needle procedure

Fear of needles, known in medical literature as needle phobia, is the extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles.

It is occasionally referred to as aichmophobia, although this term may also refer to a more general fear of sharply pointed objects.

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