Claustrophobia causes symptoms like trembling, sweating, and nausea when you're in a small space. It can be triggered by elevators, airplanes, tunnels, windowless rooms, and more. To treat ...

It is dark and you are trapped. You are kneeling in very close quarters; you discover that you cannot stand up. You extend your hands and blindly feel for the ground. You lower yourself to your hands ...

Claustrophobia is a psychological disorder in which the person fears enclosed spaces or physical restriction. Severe claustrophobia has a high prevalence of around 4 percent in the population, and ...

Claustrophobia is a fear of enclosed spaces or physical restriction. It is often present with anxiety disorders. Claustrophobia affects approximately 4 percent of the population. The symptoms of ...

Everyone has their own "personal space" — the distance or boundary an individual needs to define their own comfort zone. New research suggests those who project their personal space too far beyond ...

Patients who suffer from fear in small, enclosed spaces (claustrophobia) experience less anxiety if examined in open than in closed magnetic resonance (MR) scanners. Patients who suffer from fear in ...

5% of the population has claustrophobia, according to Cleveland Clinic research. That's roughly one in every eight people you see walking through the airport terminal. But here's where it gets ...

Claustrophobia is a form of anxiety disorder, in which an irrational fear of having no escape or being closed-in can lead to a panic attack. It is considered a specific phobia according to the ...

We crawl into one of the most claustrophobic caves we've ever faced, side by side with Kade from Low Range Outdoors. The air gets warmer, the passages get tighter, and the challenge quickly turns ...

Headlines about the Titan submersible that went missing on its way to view the wreckage of the Titanic on Sunday are dominating the news. For many people, simply hearing about or seeing the small ...