The American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) represents over 2,700 Board-certified otolaryngologists and health care providers. Otolaryngology, frequently referred to as Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT), uniquely combines medical and surgical expertise to care for patients with a variety of conditions affecting the ears, nose, and throat, as well as commonly related conditions. AAOA members devote part of their practice to the diagnosis and treatment of allergic disease. The AAOA actively supports its membership through education, research, and advocacy in the care of allergic patients.
"Advance the comprehensive management of allergy and inflammatory disease in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery through training, education, and advocacy."
As part of our on-going member support, we are introducing a new website feature to help with common practice management challenges. We welcome your input with questions or challenges you would like to address. Read More
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Thanks to your feedback, we have reimagined our Advanced Course in Allergy & Immunology to give you educational programming that encompasses your full scope of practice. Join us for the new Explorers Course 2025: Surgical & Medical Management of Airway Disease in Otolaryngology. Learn More
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2025 AAOA Annual Meeting Call for Proposals. Do you have burning content ideas to be presented at the Annual Meeting? The AAOA is seeking proposals to incorporate in the educational sessions for the 2025 Annual Meeting. Learn More
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Explorers Course 2025:
Surgical & Medical Management of Airway Disease in Otolaryngology — Hybrid
90-days Access Feb 27 – May 30, 2025
March 27-29, 2025 - Live
The Hythe, Vail, CO
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2025 AAOA Basic Course in Allergy & Immunology - Hybrid
90-days Access June 10 – Sep 15, 2025
July 10-12, 2025 - Live
The Chateaux Deer Valley, Park City, UT
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USP 797 Online Module
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AAOA Educational Stacks
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The American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) Practice Resource Tool Kit is intended as a guide to help AAOA members integrate allergy into their otolaryngology practice and to continually improve on this integration as new information, regulations, and resources become available.
AAOA has launched a Partner Resource Center to bring you partner resources that can assist your practice and patient care.
Christine DeMason, MD FAAOA Nasal breathing is vital to our health. Humans are supposed to breath out of the nose and not the mouth. This is because our nose has unique properties that our mouth does not have. The nose…
By Alfred Sassler, DO, AAOA PPR Commitee A major pet food producer is marketing a “groundbreaking” cat food to reduce cat allergens. It was released after 10 years of development and testing to produce a nutritional solution to reduce house…
James Connolly, MD; Alfred Sassler, MD - AAOA PPR Committee The past few years have seen increasing legalization of both medical and recreational marijuana across the United States. Concurrently, there has also been burgeoning use of cannabis-derived products such as…
By Christine DeMason, MD An otolaryngologist is a physician who takes care of diseases of the ears, nose, mouth and neck. Most people know otolaryngologist as an ENT or Ears, Nose and Throat doctor. Otolaryngologist take care of both children…
By Anna Butrymowicz, MD Allergy Immunotherapy (AIT) is an option for patients with allergic rhinitis (AR), allergic asthma and atopic dermatitis. In the United States, AIT is offered in two forms, subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) via tablet…
By Jodi Zuckerman MD, FAAOA Allergy testing can be used to confirm that specific antigen triggers (grass, ragweed, dust mite, cat) produce a body response that triggers a histamine release and allergy cascade. Identifying these triggers can be helpful in…
By Christine DeMason, MD While patients with a cold and allergies generally have the same symptoms (runny nose, nasal drainage, congestion and cough), they are different diseases. Cold A cold is caused by a virus that affects the upper respiratory…
By Dana Crosby, MD, FAAOA WHY DO I NEED TO STOP SOME MEDICATIONS BEFORE AN ALLERGY TEST? When you are allergic to a substance, your body releases certain chemicals such as histamine. When these chemicals are released in the skin…
By Jodi Zuckerman MD, FAAOA Currently there are three forms of immunotherapy. After skin testing or blood testing, reactivity can be quantified to a specific allergen such as grass, dust mite, cat, ragweed. Immunotherapy is the process of presenting these…
Everyone with asthma needs his or her own Asthma Action Plan. Work with your health care provider to create a plan that works for you. A very useful CDC resource can be found here.
