sleep apnea/overweight

Heard a lot of things about prime but great was not one of them, but hope it works out for you.

 

If you have sleep apnea and you do not have to be overweight to have that problem....


Answer Is either Lose weight, Quit smoking, Avoid alcohol, sleeping pills, and sedatives and caffeine and heavy meals within two hours of going to bed. Maintain regular sleep hours

or you can use 3 devices

CPAP
Continuous Positive Airflow Pressure, or CPAP for short, is the most common treatment for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea. In many cases, you'll experience immediate symptom relief and a huge boost in your mental and physical energy. The CPAP device is a mask-like machine that provides a constant stream of air which keeps your breathing passages open while you sleep. Most CPAP devices are the size of a tissue box.

• Bilevel positive airway pressure (BPAP) devices can be used for those who are unable to adapt to using CPAP, or for central sleep apnea sufferers who need assistance for a weak breathing pattern. This device automatically adjusts the pressure while you're sleeping, providing more pressure when you inhale, less when you exhale. Some BPAP devices will also automatically deliver a breath if it detects you haven't taken one for a certain number of seconds.
• Adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) can be used for treating central sleep apnea as well as obstructive sleep apnea. The ASV device stores information about your normal breathing pattern and automatically uses airflow pressure to prevent pauses in your breathing while you're asleep.

Hope this helps a bit .... but MVR may require Medicals every year for CDL in some areas:

 

Wow, is this a serious statement? Neck exercises? Fat in your neck? Wow. I'm speechless.

 

Having undiagnosed sleep apnea won't keep you from a driving career at Prime. While you may be required to take a sleep test and you may need to be treated for it (it's not BS, but a serious medical condition,) the system at Prime is set up to support you so that you can have that career and not have your health impacted by it. Lets be real... you're going to be driving an 80,000lb vehicle on public highways - falling asleep at the wheel and killing a bunch of people will ruin your day as well as theirs.

If you don't have sleep apnea and are required to take the test, it'll cost you $150. You can't get that test for that price anywhere else. If you do require treatment its somewhat more than $2000 (taken out of your checks in reasonable payments) for the test, machine and follow-up care. Many places charge you $3000 - $4000 just for the test, and you may have to wait months to get into the lab. So a lot of folks may just call this a good deal.

 

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea in 2000. The difference was nothing short of profound. Now, if I do fall asleep without using my CPAP machine, I can't sleep much over an hour.

My bedside buddy has over 30,000 hours on it. Unfortunately, since it doesn't have the memory card slot, I can't use it on the road. Looks like I'll be getting a new one... about $500 out of pocket.

 

dont be skeered of the test
be skeered of having sleep apnea untreated
or any other undiagnosed medical condition

 

I am 350lbs and my company didnt say anything when I got hired.