sleep apnoea

has anyone been put in the support group for having sleep apnoea? I have recently been diagnosed with it and have been given a cpap machine to use each night. It is very hard to get much sleep with it on as it makes me feel like I am suffocating and gets me panicky. Even wearing it doesn't stop me feeling continually knackered and can fall asleep in the daytime at the drop of a hat.
Thanks

Perhaps another member with your condition can reply to this.

As moderators we are not medically qualified to answer queries on individual medical conditions.

nicolesnin wrote:

has anyone been put in the support group for having sleep apnoea? I have recently been diagnosed with it and have been given a cpap machine to use each night. It is very hard to get much sleep with it on as it makes me feel like I am suffocating and gets me panicky. Even wearing it doesn't stop me feeling continually knackered and can fall asleep in the daytime at the drop of a hat.
Thanks

Hi n,

Just in case your username is your real name, you may wish to change it, see : My full name is showing, how can I stop it?

You do not qualify for either The WRAG or SG of ESA due to the health conditions suffered.(except for a couple, covered under the Exceptional Circumstances Rules, sleep apnoea is not one of them)

It is a "Capability for Work" test, so moreover it is the limitation suffered as a result of the medical conditions rather than the conditions themselves.

Therfore, it could be quite possible for one person with sleep apnoea to qualify for The WRAG or SG due to their resulting limitations, whilst another sleep apnoea sufferer may not.

See : ESA Guides

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ESA FAQ’s

bro58

sorry if I have annoyed anyone by my question. I know I haven't posted on the forum for a long time so some people might think it cheeky of me to ask if anyone had been put in the SG due to OSA.
sorry.

nicolesnin wrote:

sorry if I have annoyed anyone by my question. I know I haven't posted on the forum for a long time so some people might think it cheeky of me to ask if anyone had been put in the SG due to OSA.
sorry.

Hi n,

You certainly haven't annoyed me

Obviously, we cannot say this medical condition, or that medical condition would qualify you for an award of ESA for easily understandable reasons.

My response to you was purely generic with respect to ESA, in that, no matter what the medical condition is,(Except for the few specified in the Exceptional Circumstances Rules, as seen in our ESA Guides) it is the resulting limitations that may qualify you for an award of ESA, not the condition itself.

Even though claimants may suffer with the same medical conditions, they will most likely have differing resulting limitations, so it is not a "Black and White" issue.

bro58

nicolesnin wrote:

has anyone been put in the support group for having sleep apnoea? I have recently been diagnosed with it and have been given a cpap machine to use each night. It is very hard to get much sleep with it on as it makes me feel like I am suffocating and gets me panicky. Even wearing it doesn't stop me feeling continually knackered and can fall asleep in the daytime at the drop of a hat.
Thanks

Hi,

Although one may think that your problem is not one for S/G,
maybe you should explain in greater detail how this effects you on a daily basis, as you have a clear diagnosis that you have this delibiating condition, which i suppose is a start.

Sleep is one thing that alot of people find is affected due to other medical problems, such as chronic pain, therefore, going without/very little sleep on a regular basis will definately have an impact on ones ability to function normally and most importantly safely.

Hope this helps.

Good luck.

Radhika.