Sleep apnea

Done. Don't know how much good it will do, but maybe we can get something changed that actually benefits the working people of this country instead of corporate America.

 

Done. We will see if any comments have any effect in swaying the powers that be that want this stuff. All seems to be a solution in search of a problem.

 

I've been told by other drivers that the company forces them to buy the CPAP machines from them rather than being able to buy it on your own at a cheaper price. That's another scam.

 

Yes, it would be. Not sure they can legally force that one. It is one thing to require data confirmation of CPAP use, it is quite another to force use of "company approved" device. As long as device is FDA approved, that should be only requirement. The company is not a approved medical entity to make such determinations. If I was in that situation, I would challenge it.

 

I agree, another scam. You have to have a prescription to buy one, and it would have to come from a licensed medical supply place. Unless you buy a used one from somebody on ******list or someplace like that. Even doing that, the machine won't be registered to you and tracking compliance will be difficult if not impossible for the user. I don't see how a company can get the medical certification to sell these since it involves having a physician to administer the individual's cpap program. Health insurance will pay for these with a proper diagnosis.

 

What's the correct answer to

Do you sleep on your side ?

I've never heard that one . I know the answer to the rest of the questions...

 

Just from what I know and have been told, Yes. Now, here's the explanation for that answer. On your back, your jaw relaxes and allows your tongue and other tissues to fall down and back thus blocking your airway and creating the apnea issues. On your side, not as much if at all. Granted, this is not a one size fits all answer since everybody is built differently, but a large majority of the time, this is how it works. I will further back my statement by saying this is how it was explained to me by my Dr as well as some of my family members, who have a varied and extensive medical background. Take it for what it's worth.

 

And this is why most sleep centers require that the sleep subject only sleep on their back. If you roll over, they come in and get you returned to only your back sleeping. The test therefor is rigged to their advantage. Just out of curiosity, I called a sleep study center one time a while back and asked them if I could sleep on my side as that is how I usually sleep. Nope. Required to sleep on back only. That said all I needed to know.

 

Sleeping on your side doesn't put much weight on your pharynx unlike sleeping on your back. So that's why u have to sleep on your back. If you don't have sleep apnea, then sleeping on your back is no problem.

I have a friend in the sleep center. He does the test and equipment. I see both views but I still think it's not right since it isn't mandatory