Treatment is usually bed rest and aspirin to reduce inflammation.
Treatment for enlarged thyroid on one side.
An autoimmune condition caused by anti thyroid antibodies.
Orally administered radioactive iodine can.
This is the most common form of thyroiditis and is around five times more common in women than in men.
Hyperthyroidism needs treatment that will slow down the making of thyroid hormone while hypothyroidism needs hormone replacement.
Aspirin and corticosteroid medication to help ease inflammation of the thyroid gland.
The thyroid is a butterfly shaped organ or gland that is located on the front of the neck just under the adam s apple larynx.
The radioactive iodine is taken orally and reaches your thyroid gland through your bloodstream destroying thyroid cells.
Drugs and surgery are usually effective ways to adjust hormone.
The treatment results in a diminished size of the goiter but eventually may also cause an underactive thyroid gland.
Corticosteroids are used when nsaids aren t enough to reduce swelling.
Over the counter nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs nsaids.
Prednisone is a common.
Hashimoto s thyroiditis usually results in hypothyroidism and thyroid hormone replacement treatment is needed.
Some of the treatment options available include.
Medications like aspirin and ibuprofen work by reducing.
A thyroid nodule is an unusual growth lump of thyroid cells in the thyroid gland.
Nearly all patients recover and the thyroid gland returns to normal after several weeks or months.
If treatment with radioactive iodine or anti thyroid medications isn t an option you may be a candidate for surgery to remove the overactive thyroid nodule.
Occasionally cortisone steroids which reduce inflammation and thyroid hormone to rest the thyroid gland may be used in prolonged cases.
Your doctor may.
Treatment is generally long term and can have serious side effects on your liver so it s important to discuss the treatment s risks and benefits with your doctor.
Enlargement on just one side however is usually suggestive of a few conditions including a nodule or cancer.
In some cases radioactive iodine is used to treat an overactive thyroid gland.