Fan making weird noises.

Laptop - Pavillion G6 Serial - 5cd242b4cy
Hey,
My laptop is making some weird noises coming from the fan. It seems to be from the top left fan where the power button is.
It kinda make a rattling noise and has been coming and going over the past week.
Is there anything I can do to get it fixed?

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