{"id":237,"date":"2019-11-22T16:26:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entconsultants.fm1.dev\/thyroid\/"},"modified":"2020-05-21T13:00:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T18:00:04","slug":"thyroid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.entconsultants.net\/ent\/head-neck\/thyroid\/","title":{"rendered":"Thyroid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>t<\/strong>hyroid&nbsp;is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the neck area across the windpipe and below the Adam\u2019s apple. It is a part of the endocrine system and releases hormones essential to the body\u2019s functions. It secretes a hormone that specifically regulates metabolic functions or the production of energy in your body. The thyroid also affects growth development and reproduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.entconsultants.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/iStock-176879169-e1587494404723-1280x509.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.entconsultants.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/iStock-176879169-e1587494404723-1280x509.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.entconsultants.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/iStock-176879169-e1587494404723-768x305.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.entconsultants.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/iStock-176879169-e1587494404723-1536x611.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.entconsultants.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/iStock-176879169-e1587494404723.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>Signs of an Unhealthy Thyroid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When it is healthy, the gland is not visible and cannot be felt through the neck. Signs your thyroid is not healthy and functioning properly include fatigue, weight gain or loss, changes in heart rate, changes in energy or mood, hair loss, feeling too hot or cold, muscle problems, trembling and goiters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your doctor will look for an enlarged thyroid and prescribe a blood test that measures the thyroid hormone in your blood to diagnose a thyroid condition. These conditions can be treated with medication, but some may require surgery. If the cause of thyroid problems is cancer, treatment includes surgery and possible radiation therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An otolaryngologist can diagnose and treat problems with the thyroid such as thyroid swelling or goiters, overactive thyroid, underactive thyroid or thyroid cancer. If you or someone you care for is experiencing symptoms of a thyroid problem, please contact our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.northsiouxcity-sd.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Sioux City<\/a>&nbsp;office at (605) 217-4327 to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;thyroid&nbsp;is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the neck area across the windpipe and below the Adam\u2019s apple. It is a part of the endocrine system and releases hormones essential to the body\u2019s functions. It secretes a hormone that specifically regulates metabolic functions or the production of energy in your body. The thyroid also affects growth&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":239,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_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":""},"service_tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entconsultants.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entconsultants.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entconsultants.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entconsultants.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entconsultants.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.entconsultants.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/237\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entconsultants.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.entconsultants.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.entconsultants.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_tags?post=237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}