* North Dakota - By growing push for sleep apnea testing
-- Truck driver Joey Romero, 26, wears his autopap mask in front of a semi tractor Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in Fargo. Though Romero has been sleeping with the sleep apnea treatment since May, he doesn't feel that it has been effective... In May, Joey Romero went in for his annual physical, as truck drivers are required to do once a year. He didn't realize this time would result in a $2,500 expense... Romero, an owner-operator with Fargo Cargo, was diagnosed with mild sleep apnea, a condition in which breathing stops and starts during sleep, causing sleepiness the next day... But even after purchasing an AutoPAP machine and a "highly uncomfortable" mask that is supposed to regulate his breathing, Romero doesn't feel any different... He's one of many frustrated local truck drivers who've had to undergo costly sleep studies due to a federal policy change last year...
(Photo by Michael Vosburg / Forum) -- Fargo, ND, USA - Inforum, by Grace Lyden - Sep 25, 2015Labels: sleep apnea, truckers health
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