Dr.Mohanty's Speciality ENT Clinics

Every year, a week or two after Diwali, my clinic fills up with the same complaints. A cough that  refuses to leave. A throat that feels like sandpaper. A child who cannot hear properly after a night with  the crackers. Most people tell me, "Doctor, it is just the smoke, it will go." Sometimes it does.  Sometimes it does not, and that is exactly when it needs a proper look. fig 1. What I Tell My Patients Every Year What the smoke really does Cracker smoke, and the haze that hangs in the air long after, carries tiny particles and irritating gases.  Your nose and throat are the first filter, so they take the hit. When the lining gets irritated again and  again, it swells and makes extra mucus. That is why people end up with a blocked nose, scratchy  throat, post-nasal drip and a dry cough, all together. If you already have allergies, sinus trouble or  asthma, you will feel it sooner and harder. The ear problem nobody talks about A very loud cracker ...

Peace can feel like a large national dream, but it often begins with one small choice: a calmer reply, a fairer decision, a helping hand, a refusal to spread anger. Gandhi Jayanti gives India that gentle reminder every year. It is not only a day to remember Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. It is also a day to ask what truth and non-violence can look like in ordinary life, at home, on the road, in schools, in workplaces, and in public spaces. Let us take one step today towards a more peaceful and kinder India. Happy Gandhi Jayanti to you and your family. Peace begins in the places where daily life unfolds. Gandhi Jayanti is a reminder, not just a ritual On 2 October, India pauses to remember Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, whose life helped shape the freedom movement through the force of truth, non-violence, self-discipline, and moral courage. The date appears on calendars, school boards, public messages, and community events. Many people attend prayer meetings, visit memorials, re...

There's a particular kind of frustration in sneezing for the fifth time in an hour and having absolutely no cold to  blame it on. No fever, no body ache, nothing that quite qualifies as "sick" just an itchy nose, watery eyes,  and sneezing fits that seem to arrive out of nowhere every time the weather shifts.  Dr. Sanjeev Mohanty hears a version of this complaint constantly around seasonal transitions when  humidity rises, when dust levels shift, when temperatures swing between hot afternoons and cooler  evenings. This isn't a cold. It's allergic rhinitis, and it's one of the most common, most under-treated ENT  complaints there is. fig 1. Weather Changing Again? Why Your Allergies Flare Up Every Time the Season Shifts Why weather transitions specifically trigger it Your nasal lining is sensitive to change not just to specific allergens, but to shifts in humidity, temperature,  and airborne particles all at once. As seasons transition, mould spor...

Office all day, car on the way home, bedroom at night for a lot of people today, life happens almost entirely under air conditioning. It's comfortable, it's necessary in this heat, and most of us never think twice about it. But Dr. Sanjeev Mohanty has noticed something worth  mentioning: a steady rise in patients from Chennai to the Gulf with a dry, scratchy throat, a persistently stuffy or irritated nose, and a voice that feels tired by the end of the day, with no cold or infection in sight. The common thread almost every time? Hours upon hours in air-conditioned spaces, day after day, without much thought given to it. fig 1. Living Under AC All Day? Here's What It's Doing to Your Throat and Nose Why AC affects your throat and nose more than you'd expect Air conditioning doesn't just cool air it strips moisture out of it. Long exposure to that dry, recirculated air pulls moisture from your nasal lining and throat too, leaving them drier and more...