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<\/span>What is goiter disease?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

In goitre disease, the thyroid gland enlarges abnormally. Most patients with goiter are painless, but symptoms may develop depending on the size of the goiter. The most common symptom of goiter is a lump in the neck. When you touch it, you can tell that it’s not greasy, it’s firm. Other symptoms of large goiter may include a lump in the throat, difficulty swallowing, difficulty breathing, and even in severe cases, voice changes and even paralysis of the vocal cords.<\/p>\n

The most common cause of goitre is iodine deficiency, which is more common in areas where dietary iodine intake is low or absent. This problem is common all over the world. In the United States, this problem was very common before the use of iodine. But after taking iodine, the incidence of goiter in the United States has decreased dramatically.<\/p>\n

Today, in the United States, goiters are caused by factors such as overproduction of thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism), underproduction of thyroid hormone (hypothyroidism), or multiple masses in the thyroid gland itself (multiple goiters).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1718960325393{margin-top: 80px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #f8f9fa !important;}” el_class=”ds-bg-row bg-top ds-sec-2″][vc_column]

<\/span>What are the types of goiter?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Goiter can be classified in a few different ways, including the way by which it grows and if your thyroid hormone levels are irregular or not.<\/p>\n

Classifications for goiter based on how it enlarges include:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1718960372769{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 70px !important;background-color: #f8f9fa !important;}” el_class=”ds-bg-row padding-2 bg-bottom ds-sec-2″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1718957765206{padding-left: 15px !important;}”]

Simple (diffuse) goiter<\/div><\/span>

This type of goiter happens when your entire thyroid gland swells and feels smooth to the touch.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Nodular goiter<\/div><\/span>

This type of goiter happens when a solid or fluid-filled lump called a nodule develops within your thyroid and makes it feel lumpy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Multinodular goiter<\/div><\/span>

This type of goiter happens when there are many lumps (nodules) within your thyroid. The nodules may be visible or only discovered through examination or scans.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1718957759103{padding-right: 15px !important;}”]

Toxic goiter<\/div><\/span>

: This goiter happens when your thyroid is enlarged and produces too much thyroid hormone.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Nontoxic goiter<\/div><\/span>

If you have an enlarged thyroid but normal thyroid levels (euthyroid), it\u2019s a nontoxic goiter. In other words, you don\u2019t have hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) or hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”ds-alaem ds-icon-row” css=”.vc_custom_1718994053800{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”3\/4″]

<\/span>What are the symptoms of goiter?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Most goiters do not cause symptoms, but if the goiter becomes large enough, symptoms may appear. In fact, goiters that appear small are diagnosed by doctors by routine examination of the patient’s neck or by using various types of X-rays or scans. Symptoms develop when the goiter becomes large enough to put pressure on other structures in the neck.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″]

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Patients with a larger thyroid goiter usually experience the following symptoms:<\/p>\n