Commercial drivers must be held to a higher standard of health than private drivers is the central tenet seemingly. I did some research into the standard for commercial drivers and found out that sleep apnea is not an automatic disqualifier. If the driver is receiving successful treatment/therapy th...

Thanks to all for the advice. I am wondering in what time frame did you use the three machines that you mentioned in your reply, and why did you change? My RT/DME spent about 1 hour with me and it wasn't because I was asking a whole lot of questions. Maybe it was CYA, as snoregirl intimated! I am a ...

My DOT physical is coming up in November and I am already thinking about the form I have to fill out. In the last year I had a catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and was diagnosed with sleep apnea, a possible causative precursor of that condition. Unfortunately there is a statement about perj...

I am a newbie with 5 days under my belt. I read in one of the posts a lady stated that the water in her reservoir lasted all week. Is that a good idea? The instructions I received from my RT/DME at delivery were to clean the reservoir every day with soap, rinse thoroughly and air dry it before the n...

I am a newbie with 5 days under my belt. I read in one of the posts a lady stated that the water in her reservoir lasted all week. Is that a good idea? The instructions I received from my RT/DME at delivery were to clean the reservoir every day with soap, rinse thoroughly and air dry it before the n...