OSA / Sleep Apnea Facts!!!
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and SafetyOSA afflicts at least 20 million Americans…more than asthma or diabetes, and yet more than 85% remain undiagnosed.
- People with OSA tend to have high blood pressure, heart problems, stroke, depression and sexual dysfunction with annual health care costs TWO TIMES HIGHER than those without OSA.
- People with OSA are SIX times more likely to have a crash and SEVEN TIMES more likely to have multiple accidents.
- More than 800,000 drivers were involved in OSA-related car crashes in 2000, costing more than $15.9 billion in damage claiming 1,400 lives.
- It’s estimated that if all drivers with OSA were treated, $11.1B in damages could be saved, along with 980 lives each year.
- MOST IMPORTANTLY, accident and health risks return to NORMAL when individuals are diagnosed and treated for OSA
May 31st, 2010 at 9:54 pm
I am grateful that my father was able to be diagnosed and treated for his sleep apnea before the consequences became too dire.
July 3rd, 2010 at 9:55 pm
Just noticed this posting I cannot imagine the times I have seen people go un-diagnosed. It is incredible what slips through the fingers of the medical professionals. However, they have to know everything about everything it can be very difficult, going from patient to patient changing focus every few minutes.
July 20th, 2010 at 9:47 am
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