Hyperthyroidism is a frequently-occurring and common disease in life. An epidemiological survey showed that the total incidence of hyperthyroidism in China was 3%, including 4.1% in women and 1.6% in men.
In recent years, with the rapid development of the economy and the accelerated pace of life, people’s mental pressure is increasing, coupled with the increase in environmental radiation As well as unreasonable iodine intake and other factors, the incidence of hyperthyroidism has increased significantly.
If hyperthyroidism is not diagnosed and treated in time, it will affect people’s work and life. In severe cases, it will induce hyperthyroid heart disease, diabetes, hyperthyroid myopathy, Even heart failure, thyroid storm, etc., may be life-threatening in more severe cases. Therefore, for hyperthyroidism, it is necessary to detect and deal with it as soon as possible.
So, what are the early warning signs of hyperthyroidism?
These should be noticed
1. Afraid of heat and sweating, eating a lot but losing weight
afraid of heat, even when In cold weather, people wear less clothes than normal people; sweat easily, especially on the palms, face and neck, and armpits; eat a lot, and get hungry easily, eat more and not gain weight, but lose weight, and it is more obvious with age. Phenomenon. This is due to the effect of excessive thyroxine, which accelerates the three major metabolisms of the body, and increases protein decomposition, causing negative nitrogen balance. The body compensates for the high metabolic state of hyperthyroidism by eating more.
2. Heart palpitations, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath
Palpitation, rapid heartbeat, often more than 100 beats per minute when inactive. Most patients with hyperthyroidism complain of palpitation and shortness of breath.
This is a manifestation of the cardiovascular system in patients with hyperthyroidism. The degree of this manifestation is often proportional to the severity of hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroid heart disease occurs. This is due to the effect of thyroid hormones on the cardiovascular system and increased sympathetic nerve excitability, which can cause tachycardia in patients with hyperthyroidism; some are arrhythmias, with atrial premature contractions being the most common, followed by paroxysmal or persistent atrial flutter.
3. Multilingual, active, excited, poor sleep
Patients with hyperthyroidism become irritable, irritable, hyperactive, irritable, irritable, and difficult to control their emotions. Often after losing their temper, they will feel that they are a little too much, but they cannot control themselves at that time. .
Some patients are nervous, anxious, and suspicious. Some patients can’t concentrate when doing things, think jumping, and have memory loss. Especially in the dead of night, due to insomnia and palpitation, some people hear their “pounding” heartbeat in their ears while lying in bed.
4. Protuberance
Hyperthyroidism The early symptoms of eyelid are often exophthalmos. Due to sympathetic nerve hyperexcitability, patients may present with enlarged eye fissures, eyelid retraction, reduced blinking, staring or startled expressions.
In some patients with hyperthyroidism, due to the violation of the eye muscles, the eye movement is restricted, resulting in double vision or conjunctiva. , corneal edema, etc.
5. Goiter
Goiter is mostly diffuse symmetrical enlargement, a few asymmetrical, or obvious enlargement. At the same time, thyroid blood flow increases, and vascular murmur and palpable tremor can be heard on the lateral side of the upper and lower lobes, especially in the upper part of the gland.
6. Changes in extremities and facial skin
A small number of patients showed typical symmetrical myxedema, mostly in the anterior and lower tibial segments of the calf. , and sometimes also found on the dorsum and knees of the feet, the upper extremities of the face and the head. The skin lesions are dark red at the beginning, then the skin is thick and thick, and then it is flaky or nodular, and finally it is dendritic, which may be accompanied by secondary infection and pigmentation.
Treatment of hyperthyroidism< /span>
Compare the well-known treatment methods, which are mainly divided into drug treatment and iodine 131 treatment, but these two treatment methods have their own For example, drug treatment will damage our liver function, and iodine treatment will become lifelong hypothyroidism, so many patients with hyperthyroidism are miserable. To avoid hypothyroidism after hyperthyroidism, what exactly is microwave ablation?
Microwave ablation for the treatment of hyperthyroidism is to precisely reach the location to be ablated through an ablation needle without damaging the normal thyroid tissue. Safe and efficient! Beauty without scars! There is no intraoperative bleeding, and the postoperative recurrence rate is low, which relieves the pain and economic burden of traditional surgery patients who need to take medicine for a long time! Use today’s most advanced minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment technology to better benefit patients!