Drowsy Driving and Snoring
The National Sleep Foundation estimates that “drowsy driving” claims 1,500 lives and accounts for at least 100,000 auto accidents each year. Drowsy driving is almost as much a road hazard as alcohol related accidents. Truck drivers are especially subject to this problem because they live a sedentary lifestyle and have a high incidence of sleep apnea.
Sleep breathing disorders, including snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, are associated with heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, mood disorders, motor vehicle and job-related accidents. There are accounts of employees being accused of on-the-job drunkeness when, in actuality, the problem was treatable sleep apnea.
You owe it to yourself, especially in these trying times when jobs are scarce, to talk to your physician or dentist about excessive daytime sleepiness and/or drowsy driving. A CPAP machine or, alternatively, a mouth device may solve your problem, save your job and even save your life.
Dr. Barsh
Sleep breathing disorders, including snoring and obstructive sleep apnea, are associated with heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, mood disorders, motor vehicle and job-related accidents. There are accounts of employees being accused of on-the-job drunkeness when, in actuality, the problem was treatable sleep apnea.
You owe it to yourself, especially in these trying times when jobs are scarce, to talk to your physician or dentist about excessive daytime sleepiness and/or drowsy driving. A CPAP machine or, alternatively, a mouth device may solve your problem, save your job and even save your life.
Dr. Barsh
posted by Dr. Larry Barsh at
1:10 PM
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