Pwede magmaneho pag meron sleep apnea? Driving, Nahibal-an humihilik drive?

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Pwede ba magmaneho pag merong sleep apnea? Mag drive nahibal-an humihilik?


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Magde-depende ito kung gaano kalala ang iyong kondisyon at kung ikaw ba ay sumasailalim sa gamutan upang mapabuti ang iyong sintomas. Bilang isang pangkabuuan na patnubay, hindi kailanman dapat magmaneho kapag ikaw ay inaantok. Ang mga taong hindi masyadong gising at inaantok habang nagmamaneho ay mas mataas ang tsansang magdulot ng trapiko at aksidente sa daan. Kaya naman, kapag madali kang inaantok sa umaga at madaling mapuyat, hindi ka na dapat magmaneho.
Lahat ng drivers ay mayroong responsibilidad na maging akma sa pagmamaneho – kasali na dito ang pagiging gising na sapat upang maging ligtas ang pagmamaneho. Kaya naman, sa pinakamadaling panahon na naturang meron kang sleep apnea, dapat mong ipag-bigyang alam sa driver and vehicle licensing agency o LTO ang iyong kondisyon. Makikipag-komunikasyon sa iyong doktor o sleep specialist at papayuhan ka sa iyong pagmamaneho. Ang iyong sintomas at progreso sa gamutan ay kanila ring susubaybayan. Kapag ang iyong mga sintomas ay hindi bumubuti, o kaya’y hindi mo ginagamit ang iyong therapy, mayroong tsansa na bawiin ang iyong lisensya, ngunit hindi naman ito madalas mangyari.
Kapag ikaw ay isang “commercial driver” (halimbawa, driver ng bus), kakailanganin mong sumailalim sa masusing pagsusuri sa iyong kondisyon at plano sa gamutan. Ito ay maaaring mangahulugang kailangan mong mag-renew ng lisensya kada taon.

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