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02.18.2008
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| Sleep apnea I have a very important question about sleep apnea and truck driving. Will a person who has sleep apnea, but is able to control it by using a cpap have trouble getting into this business??   |
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02.18.2008
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| No, as long as you have it under control with a CPAP. I have driving and with a CPAP for 3 years. My CPAP is my best friend at bed, had to bump the wife down to second. Mark |
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| I, too, have a cpap machine. It has improved my sleep dramatically! I don't know how I made it without one. In fact, often I would sleep all night, wake up and drive 2 hours, and need another nap. |
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| so then.... I suppose when applying for a school and taking the DOT physical I should be totally honest and mention my condition? Do most trucks have an outlet I can plug the cpap into? thanks in advance for your replies  |
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02.20.2008
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| No trucks will not have a plug for your cpap No trucks will not normally have an outlet for your cpap machine. You will need an inverter to run your machine. a 350 to 400 watt inverter can be plugged into a normal cigarette lighter outlet and will have enough juice to run your machine. Larger inverters will need to be wired directly to the trucks batteries and some companies may not allow this so be sure to check before buying a larger inverter. As the other posters stated having sleep apnea is NOT a disqualification for driving. You may have to prove your using the machine through an official transcript from your sleep doctor showing the cpaps usage which will have hours in use plus blower hours.
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