AASM President Safwan Badr, MD is educating connected patients around the country on sleep and sleep disorders in 140 characters or less. On Wednesday, he tweeted about sleep disorders using the official AASM Twitter account @aasmorg as part of a national sleep chat moderated by the Wall Street Journal. Joined by sleep physicians from the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Badr emphasized the importance of talking to your doctor if you have problems with your sleep. For a recap of Wednesday’s chat, search for the hastag #SleepChat on Twitter.

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