{"id":1840,"date":"2019-06-07T08:47:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T14:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/?p=1840"},"modified":"2019-06-11T08:40:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T14:40:19","slug":"thyroid-disease-causes-more-symptoms-than-you-might-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/thyroid-disease-causes-more-symptoms-than-you-might-think\/","title":{"rendered":"Thyroid Disease Causes More Symptoms Than You Might Think"},"content":{"rendered":"
Thyroid disease<\/strong> in Boise<\/a> is common, affecting approximately 12 percent of Treasure Valley residents.<\/p>\n Yet in spite of its prevalence it\u2019s a largely misunderstood disease \u2013 probably because there is such a variety of possible symptoms.<\/p>\n The thyroid<\/a> plays a crucial role in the human body, one that affects every tissue and organ.<\/p>\n This tiny, butterfly-shaped gland, located in the back of the throat, produces hormones that are responsible for controlling metabolism \u2013 a process that involves converting food to energy.<\/p>\n It is essential to maintaining life for all living organisms.<\/p>\n Thyroid diseases can affect hormone production, leading to health complications.<\/p>\n When not enough thyroid hormone is produced metabolism slows, leading to symptoms such as:<\/p>\n Too much thyroid hormone has the opposite effect;<\/p>\n Not all thyroid diseases involve hormone production.<\/em><\/p>\n Lumps<\/strong> that form on the thyroid gland are called nodules; though rarely serious, they can grow large enough to press against the windpipe, causing shortness of breath.<\/p>\n Goiter<\/strong>, an abnormally large thyroid gland, may cause swallowing and breathing difficulties.<\/p>\n There are several types of thyroid cancer<\/strong> as well, though most are benign and easily treatable.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thyroid diseases can lead to a wide variety of symptoms<\/em>, some of which might surprise you. Possible side effects include:<\/p>\n Additional symptoms of thyroid disease<\/strong> include:<\/p>\n For more information on thyroid disease<\/strong> and its possible side effects, schedule a conversation with a Boise ENT specialist<\/a>.<\/p>\n Boise<\/strong><\/a> Thyroid disease in Boise is common, affecting approximately 12 percent of Treasure Valley residents. Yet in spite of its prevalence it\u2019s a largely misunderstood disease \u2013 probably because there is such a variety of possible symptoms. The Thyroid\u2019s Role in Body Functions The thyroid plays a crucial role in the human body, one that affects…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1841,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"17","_seopress_titles_title":"Thyroid Disease Symptoms %%sep%% %%sitename%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"(208) 367-3320 | Boise | Despite thyroid disease's prevalence, it\u2019s largely misunderstood \u2013 probably because there is such a variety of possible symptoms.","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","locid":"","rating":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1840"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swient.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}The Thyroid\u2019s Role in Body Functions<\/h2>\n
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