Sleeping full-time in a float tank

[Brian Berge]

Hi.

Do any of you know anything about sleeping full-time in a float tank (instead of a bed)? Any of you tried it or heard anything at all? More specifically, I wonder if this would this entail any physically problems with ears or skin, e.g. fungi, etc.

Thanks!
--Brian http://www.brianberge.net

[Jeremy Manor]

Hi,

I have my own tank so I have tried a few times to spend the night floating. Its never worked for me. I can't get past a few hours. I also find that my tank doesn't keep a perfect temp for hours on end. My body can pick on on that difference. I'm going to redo parts of my tank in the spring and get a much better heater.

I know another floater in Minneapolis who has been floating for over 20 years. He wrote a paper on this subject. I'll try to get a copy and pass it over to you. Give me a few weeks.

[Fred]

I have come pretty close to that at times. When I first got my tank about 10 years ago I was at suicidal type chronic pain levels for about 5 years and couldn't get treatment. I floated every night at bedtime for 3 to 5+ hours. I did this for several months. It did help with the pain quite a bit.

One interesting effect is that my consciousness would start going into float mode in the shower beforehand. I could hardly lay back quick enough in the tank. I did get one ear infection requiring being dry for about 10 days.

[Brian Berge]

Were you wearing earplugs when you got the ear infection?

[innernaught]

I've contemplated it many times, but never really tried it. I have slept in my tank though not every night. I had a strange experience the first time I floated, for a week after that float I couldn't sleep for more than 4 hours per night, and every morning I woke up feeling great. Strangely that hasn't occured since.

[This message has been edited by innernaught (edited 02-16-2003).]