sleep apnea dq's from driving?

All this means is its disqualifying if you choose not to be treated for it....not because you actually are diagnosed with it. If you are diagnosed with sleep apena and don't treat it, you are a danger behind the wheel. As somebody who has been sleeping with CPAP for 5 years I couldn't agree more with the above posts about how rested I now feel. It saved my life.

 

It also means that is what might have happened. Not that he was missing momma.

 

Thats kinda the point. I would have told you I was breathing while I slept too.

Waking up and feeling as tired if not more so than when I went to sleep in the first place. Dragging tail all day and falling asleep at the drop of a hat, easily within 5 minutes. Which as I understand it , is a tell for the docs.

Just prior to taking the study I had a complete physical. Blood work and EKG too. Awesome results. All blood work within normal ranges. EKG was fine too.


During my initial study my sleep was interupted an average of 26 times an hour!!!!

Now , with my machine , I wake up rested, my moods are better, just feel better all the way around.

Being able to plug it in WILL be a deciding factor in signing with a company. My health is more important than my desire to drive.

 

Very true, I guess the point I was trying to make is being diagonsed with sleep apnea is not a death sentence on the CDL which is the impression I got from the OP's concerns.

Its just as easy that the friend couldn't afford the test due to no insurance and decided to not pursue a driving career.

 

It can be the end of many a drivers career with the cost of the testing.

 

Big possiblity there.

Thank god for my insurance at the time. 2 studies warranted ,cost 4K plus.

 

Just barely exceeds the deductible on my insurance. A friend around here paid for one study at 5200.00.

 

Same here, I was blessed to have insurance at the time of my diagonsis.

 

I've had 2 studies and now have a Cpap machine. I've gotten use to it in the past 8 months ,and I now look forward to a good nights sleep.The test showed that I woke up 39 times every hour,no wonder I was exhausted every day.My wife loves the Cpap because now she can sleep in the same bed with me.I use to snore so bad that the neighbors use to complain lol.