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Audio + visual hallucinations before going to sleep, what to do?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

It may be time for: Psychiatric evaluation and possibly sleep medicine evaluation.

Dr Pappas and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/13/2014

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