Afraid of heat, sweating, how to check whether hyperthyroidism

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Hyperthyroidism is the abbreviation of hyperthyroidism; it is a kind of thyroid disease caused by the synthesis and release of excessive thyroid hormone. The thyroid gland is located 2-3cm below the larynx node. We usually seldom pay special attention to it. How can we know if we have hyperthyroidism?

Afraid of heat, sweating, how to check whether hyperthyroidism

First: the most prominent manifestations of hyperthyroidism are fear of heat, sweating, eating too much, pulling too much, weight loss, and then rapid heartbeat; some people even have swollen neck and prominent eyeballs; if you wear low collar clothes, when you look in the mirror, you find your neck suddenly swollen, you have to go to the hospital to have a look.

Second: hyperthyroidism may occur in people of all ages, but the highest incidence is in young adults, and there are more people aged 30 to 50. If you happen to be in this age group, you should pay more attention to whether there are some changes in the thyroid gland. In the annual routine physical examination, it is best to do a special examination for the thyroid; in fact, the examination of hyperthyroidism is very simple, as long as a venous blood can be drawn to detect whether the thyroid function is normal.

Third: once diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, should be under the guidance of the doctor active treatment, in the treatment at the same time, there are some habits need to pay attention to: should rest more, try to do less or do not do strenuous exercise, because hyperthyroidism itself is in a state of high metabolism, heart and high metabolism is continuous 24 hours, if do strenuous exercise, will increase the load and consumption of the heart, adverse It is important for the recovery of the disease.

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If you suddenly appear unexplained, appetite becomes particularly good, appetite increases significantly, but weight is getting lighter and lighter; especially if the elderly suddenly appear unexplained persistent arrhythmia, you should consider whether there is a thyroid problem, you should go to the hospital in time to have a check.