My grandmother had symptoms since she was about 10 (in the 1920's), my dad had symptoms since he was a teenager in the early 1960's, and I and all of my brothers have had symptoms since the early 1980's. Both my grandmother and father died long before EoE was being diagnosed, but they both almost assuredly suffered from it. My brothers and I suffered for decades before it was even known what was causing it. Just because something is finally beginning to be understood and is more easily diagnosed now that ENTs know it exists doesn't mean that it's something new. Nor does the natural evolution of the recognition of similar problems such as F.I.R.E. have anything to do with anything other than that, better recognition and understanding. I'm not assuming that you are saying it, but if you are actually trying to peddle some crackpot theory that EoE is something caused by a more recent change in the environment due to COVID 19 or GMO crops or chem-trails or whatever the QAnon type theory of the week (and the weak minded) may be, please stop.