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I could not sleep well every night usually about 5 hours a night do i need to take some medicine to help ? thank you tan tran

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Sleep study: The best approach is to have a sleep study done. Then you will know the cause of your sleep issues and the best way to correct the problem.

Answered 3/20/2019

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