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What if a trucker has sleep apnea?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by expedite_it, Mar 29, 2021.

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  1. Apr 10, 2021 #31
    Brandt

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    I have bipap also, maybe I got lucky or good sleep study test. I almost never have crazy dreams anymore. I don't have any dreams I remember most nights
     
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  3. Jun 3, 2021 #32
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    How many apneas do you typically get per hour of sleep? I am only averaging about 2.1 per hour.

    When i did my sleep test, i believe i got like 17 apneas per hour.
     
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  4. Jun 3, 2021 #33
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    How many apneas do you typically get per hour?
     
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  5. Jun 3, 2021 #34
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    How many apneas do you typically have per hour that you sleep, according to your CPAP machine?
     
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  7. Jun 3, 2021 #35
    kemosabi49

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    Anything under 5.0 is considered "treated". Mine usually runs between 1.6 and 3.
     
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  8. Jun 3, 2021 #36
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    Mine also usually runs between 1.6 and 3. But without the CPAP machine, do you think we would be having a lot more apneas per hour than 1.6 to 3?
     
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  9. Jun 3, 2021 #37
    kemosabi49

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    It would be hard to know without doing a sleep study. As decent as the facility where I did my test, it wasn't the same as sleeping in my own bed and I have to wonder if the test could have been done at home, if the results would have been different. As it is, the pressure on my machine was really high and I had a hard time with it. Until I found out how to get into the "Clinicians Settings" menu and started experimenting with lower pressures until I got where I am now.
     
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  10. Jun 5, 2021 #38
    rachi

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    My numbers are usually between 3.5 - 5.0
     
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  11. Jun 5, 2021 #39
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    I drove for company that even let you idle if you had a cpap machine. They even took the truck into the shop and disabled the opti Idle.
     
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  12. Jun 5, 2021 #40
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    My numbers were about 100 per hour before I got on the machine.
     
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