If thyroid nodules are not treated, will they recover by themselves?

The onset of thyroid nodules is slow, and many patients feel inexplicably ill because they have no symptoms. Some patients even think this is a minor illness. Without treatment, the nodules will disappear after a long time. Is that really the case?

The answer isno. Thyroid nodules cannot disappear by themselves. If the nodules are not treated for a long time, there will be serious risks and complications.

Untreated nodules may have these consequences.

1 affects the appearance.

The increase of nodules will obviously enlarge the neck and seriously affect the personal beauty of women who love beauty. In the long run, patients will gradually experience emotional changes such as depression, irritability, insomnia and dreaminess.

2 hoarseness

The gradual enlargement of thyroid nodules will also compress the recurrent laryngeal nerve, causing vocal cord paralysis and hoarseness. In severe cases, it will compress the sympathetic nerve chain, causing symptoms such as microphthalmia fission and pupil contraction.

3 dysphagia

Nodules are getting bigger and bigger, which will cause oppression and blockage to the throat. Patients will have difficulty swallowing when eating, which will affect their normal diet.

4 dyspnea

When thyroid nodule disease worsens, it can compress an organ, causing the trachea to shift or bend to the other side; If the bilateral trachea is compressed, there will be symptoms of dyspnea, and the trachea will become soft for a long time, which will eventually lead to suffocation.

5 canceration

Patients with thyroid nodules have a certain chance of canceration. Once thyroid cancer is formed, its invasiveness (probability of local invasion of lymph nodes) is strong, the trend of breaking through the growth of thyroid dorsal membrane will be stronger, and the probability of distant metastasis will be higher. It is not only difficult to treat, but also easy to recur even after being cured, with endless illness and even life-threatening.

Director Wang Jian of Guiyang Traditional Chinese Medicine Thyroid Hospital reminded

Thyroid nodules don't disappear by themselves. If the nodule has no symptoms and has no impact on life, it is very undesirable not to go to the hospital for examination. If you find nodules in physical examination, you must go to a regular hospital to see a professional doctor in time. Timely treatment can cure and avoid further aggravation. We must pay attention to thyroid nodules and don't "develop a minor illness into a serious illness."

(Qian) Guo Zhong Yao Guang 202 1 No.03-11-04