Hypothyroidism Support Group

Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyrohormone by the thyroid gland. There are several distinct causes for chronic hypothyroidism, the most common being Hashimoto's thyroiditis and hypothyroidism following radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism. Advanced hypothyroidism may cause severe complications, the most serious one of which is...

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throat problems

spottedfeet
spottedfeet
hi does anyone here have throat problems. My voice is leaving me! It's hard to begin talking and I sound bad. Is this a thyroid problem? I'm taking allergy meds but they are not helping.
deleted_user
deleted_user
well unless your thyroid is enlarged and pressing on your vocal cords or you are on thyroid meds probably not. are you on thyroid meds and have you been diagnosed witha thyroid problem?
deleted_user
deleted_user
ok so I was being unobservant before and i sounded mean, wasnt trying to be. sorry for that.

let me start over, Yes it could be realated bc I have the exact same problem. My voice is VERY hoarse and I sound like I am sick but I am not. Sometimes when I wake up I have no voice, that only happens when I sleep on my back and my thyroid presses on my voice box all night. My dr ahs tol me that my thyroid is 3 times the size that it is supposed to be and that I have a Goiter. (it sounds like I have a plague or something) anyways if it continues to bother you I would tell my dr and see what he says.

Once again I am sorry that I sounded mean. :~)
spottedfeet
spottedfeet
I'm on the meds and was diagnosed with a thyroid problem. I wasn't sure if it was allergies or thyriod. it may be both.
deleted_user
deleted_user
My voice sometimes suffer, often it hurts; warm liquids help me.

I love to sing at Temple so I have to be careful. I am also in sales & is constantly on the phone. I don't talk on the phone when not at work. I'm thankful for text & emails.

Be sure to chat with your Dr.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I to had throat problems hard to swallow and a feeling of choking turned out to be GERD or GORD depends where u R :) have meds for that now so far so good :)
deleted_user
deleted_user
If you are tired a lot and laying down frequently it may effect things.

I developed a cough that I couldn't get rid of for a couple years.

Doctors kept suggesting acid reflux. The meds didn't work. Three specialists didn't find the answer.

When I heard acid reflux over and over again, I started watching myself. I was laying down after eating and created some actual reflux symptoms that the meds couldn't treat.

I propped a pillow behind me when I sat in bed after lunch one day and from that day on my cough vanished.

Become an investigator. Be able to express your symptoms very clearly to a specialist. Write a check list of things that may cause it. Check off the list and observe yourself.

Its a little bit of trial an error. Hope this helps. You aren't the only one who has had some sort of challenge here.

#1 Is your doctor involved in managing this?

Ben