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Halitophobia

  • Fear of halitosis
  • Phobia of bad breath

Nature

Halitophobics wrongly believe that they have bad breath, and are concerned that others will notice. Their irrational fear may result in behaviours such as only speaking to people by telephone, or refusing to leave their house. It has caused marriage breakdown and at least one suicide.

Incidence

About 1% of the population suffers from halitophobia. Possibly, subclinical halitophobia is more common; the sales of mouthwash have doubled in 10 years to £72 million.

Broader

Phobia
Presentable

Related

Bad breath
Unpresentable

Value

Phobia
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Fear
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Badness
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Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
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Language
English
1A4N
J0708
DOCID
12007080
D7NID
182872
Editing link
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Last update
Dec 3, 2024