Sleep Apnea and my driving licence
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I've suffered for years with heart disease and have put up with a lack of night sleep and an increase in daytime tiredness for the past couple of years.
However recent events caused me to make an app with my GP about this situation.
Been to see him tonight and hes confident from what I described to him that I'm suffering from Sleep Apnea.
Hes referring me to the hospital nad he described to me what they'll do and what I can do to control the problem.
He then asked if I drove to which I said yes and said I would need to notify DVLA when the S A is confirmed. He said they will take my licence from me until I can prove the S A is under control.
This has depressed me more than the thought of having to sleep in a mask providing oxygen every night.
Anyone here suffer from it? What was the situation for the DVLA, etc?
Looking for some good news if there is any, you know, not having to send my licence in or something along those lines.
However recent events caused me to make an app with my GP about this situation.
Been to see him tonight and hes confident from what I described to him that I'm suffering from Sleep Apnea.
Hes referring me to the hospital nad he described to me what they'll do and what I can do to control the problem.
He then asked if I drove to which I said yes and said I would need to notify DVLA when the S A is confirmed. He said they will take my licence from me until I can prove the S A is under control.
This has depressed me more than the thought of having to sleep in a mask providing oxygen every night.
Anyone here suffer from it? What was the situation for the DVLA, etc?
Looking for some good news if there is any, you know, not having to send my licence in or something along those lines.
This thread might give some pointers - and something about a CPAP machine...
http://www.britishsnoring.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.p...
http://www.britishsnoring.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.p...
Are you overweight? If so, lose it.
Smoker? You need to quit.
Otherwise you might like to look into this:
http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/laup.cfm
I was borderline SA and it worked well for me.
You have my every sympathy, but the first two steps are what the docs will make you do anyway before they do much else.
Just follow your doc's advice on the driving - there's not much else you can do.
Smoker? You need to quit.
Otherwise you might like to look into this:
http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/laup.cfm
I was borderline SA and it worked well for me.
You have my every sympathy, but the first two steps are what the docs will make you do anyway before they do much else.
Just follow your doc's advice on the driving - there's not much else you can do.
N Dentressangle said:
Are you overweight? If so, lose it.
Smoker? You need to quit.
Otherwise you might like to look into this:
http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/laup.cfm
I was borderline SA and it worked well for me.
You have my every sympathy, but the first two steps are what the docs will make you do anyway before they do much else.
Just follow your doc's advice on the driving - there's not much else you can do.
Yes I'm overweight and the Doc says try and shift a few kg's.Smoker? You need to quit.
Otherwise you might like to look into this:
http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/laup.cfm
I was borderline SA and it worked well for me.
You have my every sympathy, but the first two steps are what the docs will make you do anyway before they do much else.
Just follow your doc's advice on the driving - there's not much else you can do.
Never smoked so nothing to give up there.
I'll take a look at the link, thanks.
naffa said:
N Dentressangle said:
Are you overweight? If so, lose it.
Smoker? You need to quit.
Otherwise you might like to look into this:
http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/laup.cfm
I was borderline SA and it worked well for me.
You have my every sympathy, but the first two steps are what the docs will make you do anyway before they do much else.
Just follow your doc's advice on the driving - there's not much else you can do.
Yes I'm overweight and the Doc says try and shift a few kg's.Smoker? You need to quit.
Otherwise you might like to look into this:
http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/laup.cfm
I was borderline SA and it worked well for me.
You have my every sympathy, but the first two steps are what the docs will make you do anyway before they do much else.
Just follow your doc's advice on the driving - there's not much else you can do.
Never smoked so nothing to give up there.
I'll take a look at the link, thanks.
LAUP works a treat if that's where your problem is. There are other treatments too these days involving laser scoring of the palate and other tissue at the back of the throat - have a google around and at least you'll have something to ask the sleep specialist next time you're in there. It'll be an ENT surgeon who does the actual job, mind.
Good luck with it. Worth persevering to get sorted out. I've met one or two people on CPAP (the air fed mask) who say it's actually not too bad, and the quality of sleep they get has changed their life. If you get offered CPAP then take it, would be my advice.
I've recently started working for a company that produces products for helping suffers of sleep apnea (in an IT role, nothing to do with the treatment)
But they (and other co.s) have a device (in our case called an Apnealink) which you can wear over night and it monitors your sleep events to see if you are likely to be a sufferer - then you can procede with proper diagnosis if needed.
The co I work for is called ResMed (other cos are availiable
) www.resmed.co.uk
But they (and other co.s) have a device (in our case called an Apnealink) which you can wear over night and it monitors your sleep events to see if you are likely to be a sufferer - then you can procede with proper diagnosis if needed.
The co I work for is called ResMed (other cos are availiable
) www.resmed.co.ukI use Res-med device and its brilliant. you do have to get used to it but after a while you dont really notice it.
I shifted 4 stonw which helped me massivley and dont get the tiredness that i did through achieving this but i still snore (and have done even when i was slim) so i still use it and dont have a problem.
Losing weight makes a big difference.
I shifted 4 stonw which helped me massivley and dont get the tiredness that i did through achieving this but i still snore (and have done even when i was slim) so i still use it and dont have a problem.
Losing weight makes a big difference.
N Dentressangle said:
Are you overweight? If so, lose it.
Smoker? You need to quit.
Quitting smoking can make an incredible different to your breathing. Smoker? You need to quit.
I used to share a cabin on the ship with an Ozzy guy, who could cut wood like you would simply not beleive. After many years of torment, as he was evicted from cabin to cabin, ship to ship, he quit smoking. Within weeks his snoring had disappeared entirely.
He even told us his wife had moved back into the matrimonial bed after 10 years in a desperate room.
Sadly, he took up smoking again a year later, for some reason, and the snore from hell returned almost immediately.
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