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Things you might not know about sleep apnea

An oral appliance treatment by Dr. James Metz of Columbus, Ohio, is an alternative to CPAP therapy that will be effective for some in treating apnea. More about the condition here.

June 19, 2017

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Trucker Bob Stanton on sleep apnea, fatigue research and bringing researchers, regulators into the truck

“Oh my God, I’m one of them, I’ve got it! I have the scarlet A on my forehead!” –Trucker Bob Stanton somewhat facetiously opening his presentation on apnea to the regulators, researchers and transport folks attending a conference last month.

April 21, 2017

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DOT calls for train operators to be screened for sleep apnea, FMCSA holding off

FMCSA and the Federal Railroad Administration worked together on a sleep apnea rulemaking earlier this year, but FRA is already making recommendations to have train operators screened for apnea during their DOT-required exams. FMCSA says it will not follow FRA’s lead — yet.

December 5, 2016

Sleep apnea recommendations have been made to railroad operators by the FRA, but FMCSA is standing by its previous position, despite a joint rulemaking between the agencies earlier this year.

OOIDA accuses FMCSA of sidestepping rule process with sleep apnea provision, files legal challenge

OOIDA filed its legal challenge Nov. 11, seeking to vacate the rule either in part or in whole. OOIDA says the final rule, which required procedural changes for medical examiners, included an appendix not found in the agency’s 2014 proposal that could subject some truckers to sleep apnea screening.

November 15, 2016

Click through this photo to see Overdrive‘s recent in-depth coverage of potential sleep apnea screening regulations in the “Apnea’s Wakeup Call” series.

Thursday roundup: Chiropractors and sleep apnea tests, Rhode Island throws parking bone to truckers

Road report from owner-operator Joe Bielucki on a recently-reopened Rhode Island truck rest area on I-95, and a view on the Medical Review Board’s recent apnea screening/testing recommendation: Should chiropractors be able to order retesting?

October 27, 2016

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Truckers with high BMI would be forced into apnea screening under FMCSA committee recommendations, drivers respond

The committees recommend FMCSA require certain truckers to be screened for sleep apnea based on their BMI and other risk factors. Truckers with a BMI of 33 or higher would also be subject to screening if they meet three other qualifiers, a list that includes being male and being older than 42 — a large demographic among truckers.

October 26, 2016

A trucker being treated for obstructive sleep apnea with a CPAP machine.

Sleep apnea guidelines quiz: Find out if you would be referred for apnea testing

If you didn’t take this quiz/survey prior to Overdrive’s recent reporting on results relative to the Medical Review Board’s draft sleep apnea screening protocol, answer the questions to find out whether or not you would be screened for testing if the protocol was in place.

October 24, 2016

Let’s go truckin’

“Who wouldn’t want to hit the wide open road for a few weeks? All the freedom and glamor, not to mention making tons of money while traveling. But first, you gotta get legal … Just make sure you’ve got enough left over to pay the lumpers.”

October 21, 2016

Sleep apnea: Problems with one-year medical certification

The Medical Review Board’s preliminary apnea recommendations would enshrine a practice that’s increasingly common with truckers being treated successfully for sleep apnea: a one-year medical certification.

October 20, 2016

Debatable accuracy of hard-fast sleep-apnea screening protocol

Overdrive research suggests that false-positive and -negative screening for apnea has been the case for more than a third of readers who’ve experienced the screening.

October 19, 2016

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Apnea’s wakeup call: Survey results show growing testing incidence, potential impacts of new protocol

A new Overdrive analysis suggests at least one in four owner-operators would be screened for sleep apnea testing under proposed guidelines.

October 18, 2016

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Court rules overweight truckers can be ordered for sleep apnea screening by carrier

A federal court has ruled that Crete Carrier Corp. is within its legal boundaries to require truckers at the company to be tested for sleep apnea if their body mass index is greater than 35.

October 14, 2016

Those diagnosed with sleep apnea most often use CPAP machines to treat their condition, as seen in this photo. A federal court has ruled carriers are within their rights to require truckers at-risk for the disease to be screened for it.

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