Looking to Interview Sleep Apnea Patients

[Geld153]

I am working on a commercialization plan for a startup company that was co-founded by a doctor at the University of Maryland. The startup has funding from the Department of Defense. I want to speak to Sleep Apnea patients to learn more about their experience with the diagnostic process and various therapeutics.

I'm not selling anything (the company is early and years away from having a FDA cleared product) and I don't need any personal or medical information. The interviews are part of the process of preparing the commercialization plan as agreed to with the DoD. We were going to conduct the interviews in person at conferences (ATS 2020) and sleep centers but COVID-19 wreaked that plan.

I would want to schedule a 15 to 30 minute call. Let me know if you can help. Thanks.

[Julie]

Why is the DOD interested?

[Geld153]

Julie - DOD actually has a significant number of service members, not to mention veterans, who suffer from sleep apnea. Sleep apnea can degrade a military member's ability to perform their mission effectively. I was an Air Force pilot and being sleep deprived could put me and my crew at great risk.

[Julie]

Oops, never considered that... sorry!

[Goofproof]

Oops, never considered that... sorry!

I'd think the World had better fish to fry, do the new times we are living in, Jim

[ger365]

Think you would do better to give a link for the website with the questions there.
To many scammers 2day...

[CPAP2017]

Julie - DOD actually has a significant number of service members, not to mention veterans, who suffer from sleep apnea. Sleep apnea can degrade a military member's ability to perform their mission effectively. I was an Air Force pilot and being sleep deprived could put me and my crew at great risk.

The FAA started a program several years ago to identify pilots with sleep apnea and require CPAP use if diagnosed. It’s a similar initiative as DOT's program for drivers of commercial trucks. There are minimum use and reporting requirements.

[ChicagoGranny]

Julie - DOD actually has a significant number of service members, not to mention veterans, who suffer from sleep apnea.

A lot of Vietnam War veterans were diagnosed with PTSD years after the war. Many of these had undiagnosed/untreated sleep apnea which was mimicking PTSD symptoms. We should treat our veterans better than this. Any veteran who presents with PTSD, should be given an in-lab sleep study.