Why Do You Wake Up in the Middle of the Night?
Why you wake up in the middle of the night: which awakenings are normal, why alcohol causes the 3am wake-up, the medical causes worth ruling out, and what to do at the time.
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Why you wake up in the middle of the night: which awakenings are normal, why alcohol causes the 3am wake-up, the medical causes worth ruling out, and what to do at the time.
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