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Can you develop other medical problems if you do not get enough sleep over time, or what happens to your brain bc usually i get 4 to 6 hrs of sleep?
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Insomnia: The worse case scenario for inadequate 7 hours sleep is sudden death at a younger age. We in Jordan physicians our average survival lag ten years behind the general population.
Answered 1/26/2018
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