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How can i stop licking my lips in my sleep?

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Dr. Ravi Chand answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Behavior: It sounds like it may not be under your voluntary control, please get a sleep study done and see if there is anything that can be picked up, r/o tic disorder etc.

Answered 8/27/2013

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