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Fear of earmuffs. Earmuffphobia

Earmuffphobia is the fear of earmuffs.

Earmuffphobia Symptoms


The People that are suffering from phobias, are most of the times purposely avoid coming into contact with what it is that triggers them to experience fear or anxiety. For example people that suffer from Earmuffphobia, which is a of things phobia, try to avoid not only the exact objects or situations that trigger it but sometimes in severe cases the thought of those thing all together.

There have been a lot of cases in which an individual has develop a phobia from earmuffs where they become fearful of experiencing anxiety itself because it would make them feel very uncomfortable.

A person doesn't necessarily need to be in a situation exposed to earmuffs to experience Earmuffphobia. The brain doesn't have to be in that situation to experience the symptoms of panic. A persons brain is capable of creating a reaction to fearsome situations even when the subject is not actually in that situation.

People are different and so are all the types of phobias someone might suffer from. So the symptoms also vary strongly on the severity in which an individual is experiencing these fears. But generally speaking, of things phobias and fears such as Earmuffphobia fall under the category of anxiety disorders. Meaning that a person can experience any if not all of the below mentioned physical and/or psychological symptoms.

Physical Symptoms


  • sweating
  • trembling
  • hot flushes or chills
  • shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • a choking sensation
  • rapid heartbeat (tachycardia)
  • pain or tightness in the chest
  • a sensation of butterflies in the stomach
  • nausea
  • headaches and dizziness
  • feeling faint
  • numbness or pins and needles
  • dry mouth
  • a need to go to the toilet
  • ringing in your ears
  • confusion or disorientation
  • hyperventilation
  • tightness in the chest/chest pain and difficulty breathing
  • rise in blood pressure

Psychological Symptoms

In some very severe cases, a person suffering a panic attack triggered from Earmuffphobia. Usually when exposed to its triggers such as earmuffs. Can have one/or all of the following symptoms.

  • fear of losing control
  • fear of fainting
  • feelings of dread
  • fear of dying
  • fear of harm or illness
  • guilt, shame, self-blame
  • Withdrawing from others
  • Feeling sad or hopeless
  • Feeling disconnected
  • Confusion, difficulty concentrating
  • Anger, irritability, mood swings
  • anxiety and fear


Treatment of Earmuffphobia

For many individual who are suffering from earmuffs - Earmuffphobia. Don't always feel the need of treatment because they can just avoid the object of their fear. This gives people suffering from Earmuffphobia a feeling of control on the problem. But sometimes avoiding earmuffs might not be possible or enough.


While most phobias are curable, there is no single treatment available for all of them, or guaranteed to work. It strongly depends on the person suffering and severity in which that person is experiencing Earmuffphobia. There are cases that a combination of treatments might be more effective.

Please be advised that you should not take treatment on your own! Always consult with a doctor before hand. The treatments mentioned below are for informational purposes and not specific to Earmuffphobia. The treatments below are used on most phobia cases.

Talking Treatments for Earmuffphobia

Talking treatments or talking therapies, which include counselling, might be very effective at treating fear of earmuffs or Earmuffphobia. Talking therapies are very laid back treatments and physically non intrusive which involve talking to a highly trained and proficient professional about your thoughts, feelings and behaviour. There are many different types of talking therapy, but they all aim to:

  • help you make sense of things and understand yourself better


(CBT) Cognitive behavioural therapy


For example when someone is experiencing Earmuffphobia. Through the help of Cognitive behavioural therapy you could identify if the fear and anxiety experienced from earmuffs is an accurate depiction of reality. And if not working on ways to change that.



  1. antidepressants
  2. tranquillisers
  3. beta-blockers

Self-help with Earmuffphobia

One of the best ways to overcome any difficulty or be prepare if any might arise in life, is to take good care of oneself. Being able to know how to help yourself is vital not to just be able to control your fear of earmuffs, but also other phobias and anxieties before they get more severe.

Posted in Phobias of things on Jan 26, 2021.

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