Where do I get HONEST sleep apnea test?

Exactly ......I'm 65 with no health problems...ie...high blood pressure or diabetes etc , 6' tall and weigh 208 lbs...I also have a 34 inch waist.... I have an 18 inch neck and My BMI is 28.2.....so technically I'm considered over weight....would I be a sleep apnea candidate....

 

Tow is 100% right. I've had sleep apnea since I was 20 and I was in great shape back then. If you have it and you don't get treated for it you'll eventually develop congestive heart failure. Take it from someone that watched a love one die from that, it's a very painful way to go. If you snore do yourself a favor, get checked. Besides with a little bit of reading on the subject you can ask to see the data from your study, it's not that hard to read the results and know you either have it or don't.

 

The companies that make and machines and do testing, not the trucking companies. Though I wouldn't be at all surprised if there were some sort of kick back. Just because you have a serious problem, and I do agree, because the cpap has probably save my fathers life, but don't be blind to companies seriously taking advantage of something.

 

BS. When I was tested my my company (I didn't even wear the thing) I was told I had it and we had to sign a form saying the company can pull the payment for machine out of check weekly. (Over a grand total). I pulled up the same unit online on my phone and said it's here online NEW for half the price. Can I buy it online and have it overnight shipped. I was told no. Sign the form or you don't have a job and leave the property.

Its a scam

ive known of a few people who after the "company" test went to a non company location to test and told they did not have it.....

Its a scam

i plan to get an actual sleep study and if I have it. Fine...I'll continue to cheat the system like I have for the past year....if I don't. You bet your sweet ##### they will be paying up!

 

Ok fine, but when they say oh, you're borderline, but don't really need it, then I have to get the machine or can't drive, (extortation basically) or now I've lost about 60 pounds and I have to pay out of pocket to get another test to prove i don't need this stupid thing, which I can't sleep with. I wake up several times a night because it, and as soon as it's at minimum usage it comes off, then I sleep through the rest of the night. I don't take it out of the truck, so it doesn't get used at home. Sleep great at home. Always feel more rested.

 

Just wear it 4 hours while watching a movie. Then take it off and get a few hours of good sleep

 

The company I worked for at the time paid for my machine and all supplies. I used it there 3 years and now that I am gone they told me the machine was mine.

I am sorry that you worked for such a terrible company. You should be more selective when choosing an employer.

 

To the OP, if you want to have an HONEST test, with an HONEST opinion, go to your family Dr. and talk to them. Do not go to a DOT Clinic or your employer recommended clinic. Your family Dr. is going to know you and your health the best. The clinic my employer sends us to for workers comp, or company paid DOT physical pushes everyone for a sleep study. My family Dr. measured my neck, said I'm borderline, then suggested I take a Benadryl 40 minutes before bedtime.

 

My wife and I were both tested; her at a Sleep Clinic in town, me at the Army Hospital. She was diagnosed with Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea, I was given a clean bill of health minus minor snoring. When discussing the results, I inquired about hers. I was told by the docs that the clinics have a financial incentive to diagnose persons with SA, especially those with insurance. It keeps the lights on paying for followups and such.

Makes sense to me. Basically all the little cheaters getting 50% VA disability for SA should be required to test on-base to check again... But that's a different story for a different time.

If I am ever faced with a company forcing a test and CPAP on me, I can easily pull up the records of the sleep study the government already conducted. Apparently there is a scale, anything over a 7 is SA, under is not. I scored a whopping "0" on the scale.

Not bad for an 18" neck, 230 lb guy. Of course, that's on a 6'5" frame.

 

Ask your WIFE.......