Sleep Testing as a Pre-requisite for Commercial Motor Driving License is a Need of the Hour

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Feb;76(1):1371-1372. doi: 10.1007/s12070-023-04247-6. Epub 2023 Oct 4.

Abstract

Commercial drivers, including pilots, suffering from untreated sleep-related disorders endanger many lives. This puts them at risk of increased daytime somnolence. Through this brief communication, we urge the authorities to make the sleep study mandatory for these drivers to diagnose underlying sleep disorders like sleep apnea.

Keywords: Sleep apnea; Sleep study.