The thyroid gland of the endocrine (ie, it does not need a channel to secrete its hormones through it, which is excreted in the blood directly) is very important to the human body, as it controls the metabolic processes in the body. It is located in front of the trachea and takes a shape similar to the shape of the butterfly, and secrete hormonal: (the thyroxine is the effective hormone, and the triododon theronin, which is stored to turn later to the hormone thyroxine). This gland is exposed to inflation for one reason or another (we will explain later), swelling and protrude in the neck area and it looks like a ball stuck in the neck, knowing that the thyroid gland is not prominent or normal phenomenon.
Causes of hyperthyroidism :
First: Iodine deficiency in the body, as it can be obtained through food, it is present in table salt. The iodine is used to manufacture thyroid hormones. It is incorporated into the structure. As the thyroid needs iodine to activate these hormones and is therefore very important, the thyroxine (the effective hormone), which contains four atoms of iodine, Contains three atoms of iodine and another seed of iodine is activated.
Second, a defect in the manufacture and production of thyroid cells of their hormones, and therefore the hormone responsible for the activation of the thyroid gland increases secretion to the thyroid because of the low level of thyroxine in the blood, and therefore the gland swells as a result.
Third: the presence of cancerous tumor in the thyroid, or the growth of nodes on them.
IV. Some diseases: such as thyroiditis, Hashimoto disease (and here the immune system attacks and targets the thyroid gland), Graves disease (which is also an autoimmune diseases also where the immune system targets certain parts of the thyroid gland causes excessive hormone secretion and thus hypertrophy Thyroid gland), and others.
Fifth: Other factors such as pregnancy and some types of drugs used.
Symptoms of thyroid hyperplasia: There are many symptoms of the thyroid gland, and it does not necessarily meet all or all of these symptoms and symptoms:
First: There is an enlargement of the neck and is one of the most obvious symptoms.
Second: the feeling of narrowing in the throat area, and may be followed by difficulty swallowing and may also be accompanied by difficulty and difficulty breathing.
Thirdly: chastity in the voice.
Fourth: cough.
Methods of Treatment : The doctor treats thyroid hyperplasia depending on the cause. Different treatment methods vary. For example, the supply of the body is iodine if the iodine deficiency is the cause. If the cause is hypoxia, the body may be given thyroxine. Increased secretion The secretion of the gland can be inhibited depending on the cause of the diseases mentioned above.