What disease is hyperthyroidism

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Hyperthyroidism, this disease is not hard to hear in daily life. For people who don't know much about this disease, hyperthyroidism is mostly caused by iodine deficiency. Now let's talk about what kind of disease hyperthyroidism is.

What disease is hyperthyroidism

The first is goiter, which is the so-called thick neck that we often hear. This is actually the manifestation of goiter. Of course, this is a prominent symptom, but not all patients will have obvious goiter.

Second: due to suffering from hyperthyroidism, the thyroid hormone secretion of patients is more than that of normal people. In this case, patients will have obvious symptoms of heart rate acceleration, and even palpitations. In addition, patients are prone to sweating, increased food intake, weight gain, eyelid edema and other symptoms.

Third: we generally believe that hyperthyroidism is caused by iodine deficiency, which is actually a very narrow view. Iodine deficiency may lead to hyperthyroidism, but not all hyperthyroidism is caused by iodine deficiency. On the contrary, excessive intake of iodine will also cause hyperthyroidism.

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There are many factors that cause hyperthyroidism. In addition to the iodine intake just mentioned, immunity, trauma, mental state, stress state and so on may cause hyperthyroidism.