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That neck circumference is truly amateurish . Some of us really are ex athletes. I wear an 18" shirt. They had better make some adjustments to this horse crap and look at an individual's full health mark up.

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I'm no obese and I don't have a large neck size
Yet I still have moderate to severe sleep apnea.
What I believe they're doing ins profiling and singling out pilots who are big in stature thinking they all have sleep apnea.
Just because one maybe overweight, doesn't mean they have it.
I know of two people who are thin as a rail and still have OSA.
It should still be of the responsibility of the airman to report any medical conditions once they find out about it

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Originally Posted by IFLYACRJ (Post 1845772)

^This. I'm 6'2", 160lbs and have moderate OSA. This BMI thing is a joke.

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Originally Posted by MongoEP3 (Post 1813816)

I'm active duty Navy. I was diagnosed with OSA about five years ago, and prescribed a CPAP. I was granted a waiver by Navy medicine, but was leary of the process with the FAA. Not wanting to retire and not be immediately able to pass a 1st class medical, I went ahead and sought out a 1st class medical two years out. From the time of my medical, it took about three months to recieve my 1st class medical from the FAA. I had to provide my most recent sleep study , a download from my ccpap, and a letter from my doctor. Only restriction is that it will expire in all classes in one year (no 3rd class). Bottom line, I'm glad I went through the trouble now while I have a pay check. Talking to the FAA, next year I will need to send in the download and letter from the doc and all should be good.

Best of luck!

I have Sleep Apnia and have the joy of having to use a CPAP machine for the rest of my life...I'm active duty Air Force and have a waiver.

So this seems like good advice. Provide a copy of the most recent sleep study, a download from my CPAP machine, and a letter from my doctor.

Does anyone know of a medical examiner in Atlanta that has experience with giving a 1st or 2nd class medical to someone with Sleep Apnia?

I have sleep apnea and hate the machine...My wife loves it because I don't snore when I use it. I need to download the data every three months but since I fly for a foreign airline my case is really not relevant to this discussion.

Guys I need help, sorry if this is the wrong thread, I just cant find the answer anywhere and i'm waiting in a reply from my AME.

I got my first class medical in March and fell into the OSA screening zone. I do not have Sleep Apnea, and did an evaluation with a physician. I was just told the physician did an eval which is NOT VALID in the eyes of the FAA.

I need to know what evaluation to do, and who is valid to do it.

If anyone has done this please let me know.

thank you very much for your help