What are the early symptoms of thyroid nodules

Many people are not particularly familiar with thyroid nodules, and they are not easy to detect at the beginning. However, with the improvement of living standards, more and more people are suffering from thyroid nodules. Generally, thyroid nodules will cause symptoms such as fever and sore throat. Severe cases will affect breathing difficulties and difficulty swallowing food. Therefore, special attention should be paid to protecting the thyroid area, avoiding spicy and irritating foods, and paying attention to hygiene.

What are the early symptoms of thyroid nodules?

1. The onset is relatively acute, with fever, sore throat, and unilateral or bilateral enlargement of the thyroid gland, which is relatively hard. The nodules in the thyroid gland vary in size and may be single or multiple, with a hard texture and local pain, which often radiates to behind the ears and the top of the back of the head, accompanied by obvious pain and tenderness in the thyroid body.

2. There are no obvious spontaneous symptoms in the early stage. Only a hard and painless lump appears in the thyroid gland. It has an uneven surface, grows rapidly, has irregular shape, and has poor mobility. In the later stage, it may grow rapidly and cause symptoms of compression such as difficulty in speaking, swallowing, and breathing, local lymph node enlargement, or distant metastasis.

3. In the early stage, the thyroid gland is slightly enlarged, soft, and has no spontaneous symptoms. As the gland grows, nodules appear. When the swelling is severe, compression symptoms may occur, but the thyroid function is normal. The age of onset is generally 40 to 50 years old or above. The incidence rate in women is higher than that in men. The disease history is long and often complicated by heart disease.

4. On the thyroid gland, there are single or multiple lumps of different sizes, round or oval, smooth surface, non-adhesive to the surrounding area, which can move up and down with swallowing. The texture is slightly harder than normal glands, with no adhesion and no tenderness. They can remain the same for a long time or grow slowly.

What are the early symptoms of thyroid nodules? After listening to the advice of our hospital's chief physician, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of this issue. I hope everyone can pay more attention to it in life. Once the above-mentioned similar symptoms are found, you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment in time. If you have any further questions, you can consult our hospital's online physician director.