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7. Numbness or pins and needles

When a person with claustrophobia is put in a compromising situation that may trigger an anxiety attack, they may experience numbness and tingling in the extremities. Hyperventilation causes a shortage of carbon dioxide in the body, leading to numbness and tingling in the fingers and toes. Numbness is also a physiological change due to the fight-or-flight response. The more often a person experiences a panic attack, the more difficult it may become for her to recover each time.

numbness Claustrophobia

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