The test

"Sleep specialists" are worse than orthodontists. Both receive higher compensation when they find problems and prescribe treatment. General Practitioners already over prescribe medicine -- just imagine what it would be like if they sold the medicine directly to you.

 

There is no pass or fail, it is a sleep study to see to what degree that you have it.

 

I've been told the key to passing sleep apnea tests is to NOT tell the sleep study center that you drive truck for a living. A company I worked for last fall had 5 drivers sent to the sleep study center. 4 drivers told them they were truck drivers and the fifth told them he was a job site based equipment operator, technically true since we did only operate the CO2 trailers when we got to the customer location. Guess which ONE passed and who didn't?

 

Yes, good idea and wise move. Every man and his dog knows about OSA and truck drivers. And let's face it, this is all about the myth that sleep apnea causes road accidents and that we are to blame. There is absolutely no evidence to this. It's just something trumped up by a certain individual and now we've got a witch hunt on our hands. Opinions and apparent conclusions about this condition are all over the place. If you need to do some research then look it up online. There's plenty of solid info. But don't expect those idiots at the FMCSA to come up with anything sensible.

 

If you want to file a class action lawsuit I am in!!