Here we go....
Sleep apnea IS A BIG DEAL. You should want to know if you have it. It is highly treatable and can prevent life altering health problems.
Heart attack and stroke will kill you and forever alter quality of life.
I don't understand the aversion to better health. I have a friend who lies at every physical about his snoring. But then, he is a heavy smoker and alcoholic. Coughs chronically.
And here we go with someone who is perfectly fine with Big Brother stepping in and dictating how you live your life. Have you ever seen the parameters that entail getting caught up in apnea diagnosis with a CDL? DOT/FMCSA should have no business dictating what I have to do on my personal time. They already are heavy handed enough.
I'm in no way discounting apnea is serious stuff. I skirted for a year getting forced into a sleep study at my last job. Getting hired at UPS actually got me out of it by using one of their approved Physician Assistants that does physicals as a side hustle. So I am thankfully avoiding DOT involvement and outright infringement into my personal life.
That being said, I'm not an idiot. I called and discussed this with the union benefits office and found out that sleep study is all covered. They outright purchase the CPAP as opposed to rental. So I have a sleep study scheduled for early December. Any results or outcome and how I use the machine if needed, will be on my terms, not the governments. As it should be.
