Woman Refuses to Stay with Her In-Laws After Her MIL Put Essential Oil, from an MLM Company, in Her CPAP Machine
This mother-in-law thinks she's a health expert.
There are times when mothers-in-law are far too meddlesome. They believe they know better and interfere with the lives of their sons or daughters-in-law.
But you know what's even worse? When they push their MLM products, insisting that they're beneficial for one's health.
This is what a Reddit user experienced and shared via the AITA subreddit. Her mother-in-law placed some essential oil in her CPAP machine without her knowledge.
The MIL's recklessness upset her because it's a piece of medical equipment that shouldn't be tampered with. After what happened, she refuses to stay with her in-laws.
Unfortunately, her husband won't take her side, as her reaction hurt his mom. So, is the original poster the a**hole in this situation?
The community was completely on her side. Some Redditors from the medical field even educated her that some essential oils used in a CPAP machine could be harmful or even fatal.
However, what the community didn't like was the fact that this essential oil is a product of an MLM company of which the MIL is a member.
According to experts, the use of essential oils in a CPAP machine is considered unsafe. Since the equipment uses air pressure to open the user's air passage, the steam is pushed into the respiratory tract.
In other words, oil can enter the lungs, potentially causing internal irritation, according to a doctor.
The Essential Oil-Obsessed Mother-in-Law
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So, Is She the Health Expert Now? She's Merely Pushing the Use of Her Products, Which Is Completely Unreasonable.
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A Redditor Is Concerned for the Original Poster’s Safety.
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The Husband and the MIL Need to Be Seriously Educated.
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Even Health Professionals Are Backing Up the Original Poster.
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Essential Oil in a CPAP Is Like Vaping.
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A True Story on Why People Should Not Put Essential Oils in Their CPAP.
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Even Essential Oils Can Kill.
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They're Good for House Cleaning, but Potentially Lethal If Used Incorrectly.
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The MIL Did Not Even Apologize. What If Something Happened to Her Daughter-in-Law?
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Even Other Redditors Wouldn't Dare Stay with the MIL If They Were in Such a Situation.
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Stupidity Can Kill.
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What to Say to the Husband
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The Redditors Clearly Did Not Like the Husband's Reaction.
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It Could Have Been Worse. Good Thing She Noticed Something Was Wrong with the Equipment.
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Essential Oils Can Cause Pneumonia When Used in a CPAP.
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It Can Even Lead to a Lung Transplant.
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Perhaps It's Time for the Doctor's Input on the Matter.
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That's Why These Pyramid Schemes Are Not Good.
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Dangerous to Health and Wallet
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Others Believe the Husband Is a Mama's Boy.
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The MIL Should Have Paid for the Replacements.
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They Need to Understand the Risks.
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MIL Needs to Stop Pushing the Use of Her Essential Oils on Her Daughter-in-Law.
We all know she means well, but her ignorance could endanger the lives of people, not just her daughter-in-law.
Even experts agree that essential oils can damage the unit itself. The MIL needs to understand that only distilled water should be used in the CPAP machine; nothing else.
