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In the United States, you may call 1-877-77APNEA to be connected directly to a dental office in your neighborhood.
Please be totally assured that this survey is totally anonymous. We ask no questions that include any way to identify you or your employer.
ATTENTION: Truck Drivers, Bus Drivers, Cab Drivers, Commuter Train Operators, Airline Pilots, Railroad Engineers, Heavy Machinery Operators, Ship Captains, Automobile Drivers and others whose work directly affects the safety of the public
CRITICAL SURVEY
The news has been filled lately with stories of sleepy truckers and airline pilots. The trucking industry is attempting to screen drivers for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and the federal government is proposing regulations on sleepy airline pilots.
The problem is that many of you who are Truck Drivers, Bus Drivers, Commuter Train Operators, Airline Pilots, Railroad Engineers, Heavy Machinery Operators and Ship Captains are afraid to get tested or screened for sleep apnea because a positive test might cost you your jobs. So the problem continues to get worse as excessively sleepy people drive our trucks, fly our planes, engineer our trains, build our buildings and roads and captain our ships -- resulting in an ever increasing accident and death rate.
Snoring Isn't Sexy, LLC is conducting this confidential, totally anonymous survey to estimate the true scale of the problem. We are asking those of you who are Truck Drivers, Bus Drivers, Commuter Train Operators, Airline Pilots, Railroad Engineers, Heavy Machinery Operators, Ship Captains and others, to take the Epworth Sleepiness Scale on the next page.
The results will be published when the survey is completed.This survey is a precursor to an effort to establish a nation-wide confidential, anonymous in-person screening and treatment program for sleep apnea with names hidden from employers, insurance companies and the government for people in those industries that affect the public.
We need your help. Please take the anonymous survey
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is used to determine the level of your daytime sleepiness. A score of 10 or more is an indication that you may have a problem with daytime sleepiness, a score of 16 or more can be an indication of a serious problem. In any case, however, if you snore, if you are tired during the day after a night's sleep, if anyone has observed that you stop breathing or choke or gasp during sleep, and if you have high blood pressure you should be evaluated by a sleep physician or specially trained dentist.
This Scale is NOT a diagnostic test and should NOT be used as a substitute for a medical evaluation. Results are variable and are used by this survey simply to indicate the extent of the problem of excessive daytime sleepiness. "Normal" results should not be used as a certification of your health.
Complete This Form to See Where You Rank In Comparison to Others in Your Profession and Other Professions...
Use the following scale to choose the most appropriate number for each situation:
0 = would never doze or sleep.
1 = slight chance of dozing or sleeping
2 = moderate chance of dozing or sleeping
3 = high chance of dozing or sleeping
The Epworth sleepiness scale has been validated primarily in obstructive sleep apnea.
Johns MW (1991).A new method for measuring daytime sleepiness: the Epworth sleepiness scale. Sleep 14 (6): 540-5.
