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At night when i try to go to sleep i hear scratching, crackling noises in my pillow when i lay on my side. i've heard other people have experienced it. could it be my pillow? sometimes when i re-position myself it goes away, sometimes it doesn't?
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Focus on something else that you like such as music or your own breathing. Inhale through your nose counting four and exhale through your pursed lips more slowly by counting seven and repeat. I assume there is no other unwanted effects from the pillow besides distraction
Answered 6/19/2021
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