In the pre-conference Press Meet at Press Club Kolkata, Dr. Dwaipayan Mukherjee, National President of All India Ent Association . Pictures by Bibhash Lodh/BS News Agency.
Sanchita Chatterjee, BS News Agency, Kolkata: Globally, India has been ranked 5th in
pollution in 2023, and it is a growing problem in our country. Allergy,
especially allergic rhinitis (AR), has significantly worsened due to pollution,
identified by irritating nasal passages, increasing inflammation, and making
people more sensitive to allergens, leading to more severe sneezing,
congestion, and itching, In fact, 20-30% of the population is affected by AR,
and 53% of patients with nasal symptoms had AR in 19 states of India.
in this situation, considering allergic
rhinitis as one of the main themes, It is our great pleasure to announce that
the 77th Annual Conference of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India
(AOI) will be hosted in Kolkata again. This national conference of ENT doctors,
popularly known as AOICON 2026, will be held on January 8-11, 2026, at the
Viswa Bangla Convention Center, Kolkata.
We are proud to announce that approximately
3000-3500 doctors specializing in this super specialty from almost all states
of India and abroad will participate in this largest platform and grand feast
of knowledge of otolaryngology in India.
In the pre-conference Press Meet at Press
Club Kolkata, Dr. Dwaipayan Mukherjee, National President of All India Ent
Association (AOI) stated that besides pollution-based allergic rhinitis, the
other important subjects of this conference is the release of Indian guidelines
of Allergic Rhinitis management for protocol based treatment of indian
patients, medico-Legal Guidelines of Ent practice along with recent advancement
of the treatment and surgery of ear, nose, and throat diseases.
It has also been proven that our auditory
system is mostly affected by noise pollution in urban regions. It is also known
that asthma may develop from continuous or chronic allergic rhinitis. Due to
increased pollution, otolaryngological diseases have increased geometrically.
Dr. Snehasis Barman, Organizing Secretary
of the conference, stated that to enlighten the modern treatment of these
allergies, a number of workshops will be arranged on the first day of AOICON on
January 8, 2026. In these workshops, various modern treatments of allergy will
be discussed, and junior ENT doctors of the country will be trained in skin
prick tests or allergy tests in the presence of global legendary allergy
specialists and ENT doctors.
Dr. Dwaipayan Mukherjee stated that in
India, doctors generally treat patients using Western guidelines, where
everything, including environment, genetics of patients, characteristics of
allergens, etc., is completely different from this country. In this respect, an
Indian guideline for treating Indian patients with a higher success rate has
been prepared by the researchers of the association under his leadership. This
guideline will be published in the form of a ready reckoner for the treatment
of allergic rhinitis for ENT doctors and will be released at the time of the
inauguration of the conference.