Can someone shed light on this?

[rusty ol ranger]

Went in for my 2 year DOT physical BS. My durabilty must be on par with a 300I6 cause my upper middle age ass passed with flying colors.

However...wtf does the size of your neck have to do with sleep apnea? I sleep just fine with no abnormal tiredness yet my neck is 16.5 in in circumfrence, the nurse lady said that at 17 id have to go get tested...

I dont get it, yes im 6'1 and tipped the scales at 280 which according to tbe BMI scale puts me as high obese...but im just built similar to a fridge. So how in the hell can me having a large neck have to do with anything?

 

[Dirtman]

Note to self, don't try to strangle rusty...

 

[Uncle Gump]

Well we know Rusty aint no pencil neck...

Probably has something to do with constricting your airway while laying down.

 

[MikeG]

Somebody on a grant somewhere, dug through a bunch of reports and found that people with sleep apnea tend to have bigger necks..... and didn't bother to figure out if this was a 5 foot person, or a 7 foot tall person, or anything in between. Correlation, but not causation. Anyway everyone in my family is built like a brick and we all have big necks and shoulders - tall, short, or anything in between.

BMI is almost as useless of a "measurement" as well.

 

[Dirtman]

The only measurement that matters is belly button depth...

 

[19Walt93]

One of my former techs was denied disability insurance because he weighed 280. He's over 6' tall and is a diesel tech, he's got extraordinary upper body strength and muscle mass has weight. I have an 18" neck because of the exercises I do to keep my neck and back pain in control, if I buy shirts that let me button the collar they fit like a tent. It saved me from having to wear a tie before I retired. The "specs" that are used to define people are meaningless, we're all different.

 

[Dirtman]

So, think this guy snores?

 

[Grumpaw]

The only measurement that matters is belly button depth...

Wrong !!! Only measurement is the length of your, uhhh, well, you know !

 

[fastpakr]

I think it's just a statistical correlation that they use to quickly filter out the people of highest risk and test further as needed.

 

[sheep herder]

Does this help?

 

[Curious Hound]

So, think this guy snores?

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I've never heard that man snore.