If he is diagnosed with it and it is on his medical card they will ask him if he was compliant and they will ask for proof via a readout from his sleep doctor from the machine. If he can't provide that then he loses his medical card.
Sleep test?
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Let me make something clear. I am retired and don't have a dog in this debate any longer. I lost weight and no longer have problems with OSA. As I stated I don't want people that have serious problems with OSA operating a CMV without getting help. As far as a driver telling the truth where does the verification stop? I think EVERYBODY needs to take a deep breath until a better way can be found to really test for OSA and also maybe find a cure that does not mean being tied to a #### CPAP for the rest of your life!MartinFromBC and ZVar Thank this. -
Walk out of their immediately, they will attatch it to your cdl for no reason other then money
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Drivers operated for decades without being tested. Pretty sure they were able to sleep when they were tired. Well, everyone except the double log book crowd….they slept when Benny was driving.
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(it was to ensure she'd return the equipment)MartinFromBC Thanks this. -
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People can ask for copy of their sleep study and see themselves of they stopped breathing I believe. They can see every breath someone takes. You can see when someone stops breathing.
I would agree if a driver is at the low end of sleep apnea Events say 5-10 they might not feel a big difference. It also depends on how much someone blood oxygen level drop. I'm no doctor but if someone is on very high end of sleep apnea like I was. You will see a big improvement.
The sleep doctor can score or count someone sleep apnea Events manually from my understanding or they can go by that the computer says. The company can count wrong and is someone is borderline say 5-9 Events per hour the test could wrong. It better if the doctor does it manually themselvesMartinFromBC Thanks this. -
This video is 4 year old. This guy has good info about sleep apnea if anyone want to see his videos. He still making videos today about sleep apnea
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Well 20 something years later, they haven't yet, and he retires in a couple of years, so they better hurry up
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