Sleep apnea is a dangerous condition. Long haul truckers with this medical issue are time bombs.<\/p>\n
New sleep apnea regulations are slated to be put in place, sometime this year, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Sleep apnea causes truckers to have accidents, and the long and short of it is this condition may be deadly, as the outcome of a truck hitting a smaller vehicle is a foregone, horrific conclusion.<\/p>\n
Sleep apnea, also referred to as obstructive sleep apnea happens when a person\u2019s breathing temporarily stops. This affects the exchange of oxygen in the lungs, due to the fact that throat muscles have relaxed so much, they block your airway while sleeping. The logical conclusion of a night of sleeping, starting awake, sleeping and starting awake is that the next morning the individual is extremely tired. For truckers suffering from sleep apnea, the extreme fatigue heightens their risk of (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sleep apnea is a dangerous condition. Long haul truckers with this medical issue are time bombs. New sleep apnea regulations are slated to be put in place, sometime this year, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Sleep…<\/span><\/p>\n