Re:My out-of-body experience in a sensory deprivation tank
by pbronez on Thursday January 20, 2022 @10:14AM
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Can you share a bit more about your experience using a sensory deprivation tank with sleep apnea? Did you bring a CPAP into the tank?
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Re:My out-of-body experience in a sensory deprivation tank
by cm2012 on Thursday January 20, 2022 @10:25AM
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Not at all, I just went in like normal. I don't use CPAP at home because I've been too lazy to get it, but I know I have sleep apnea since I snore all night.
I think because you are weightless in the water my airways open up so I'm not affected in the tank.
Re:My out-of-body experience in a sensory deprivation tank
by anyoneworks on Thursday January 20, 2022 @10:57AM
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Maybe the reason you're too "lazy" is because you're exhausted because you have sleep apnea.
Re:My out-of-body experience in a sensory deprivation tank
by bradbatt on Thursday January 20, 2022 @09:11PM
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Go get your CPAP. It will change your life. It will also extend your life.
Re:My out-of-body experience in a sensory deprivation tank
by noahjk on Thursday January 20, 2022 @11:55AM
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This is an interesting thought experiment for my uneducated brain. How much of your body is actually "weightless" in this situation? Or is it just a trick of the mind? Surely gravity would still affect parts of your body? What difference does fully submerged vs. floating have on this effect?
Re:My out-of-body experience in a sensory deprivation tank
by moron4hire on Thursday January 20, 2022 @01:28PM
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It's not the same sensation as weightless. It's a lack of pressure points anywhere on the body. It's like dropping backwards into a deep snow bank. Actual weightlessness is disturbing, if you're not used to it. This is just comfortable.