The thyroid gland is an endocrine gland in the human body, and belongs to the largest endocrine gland, which can secrete thyroxine, which has the effect of maintaining the normal development of the human body and growth and metabolism. However, the thyroid gland is easily stimulated by some bad living habits and other factors, and some lesions occur, and the probability of thyroid nodules will be very high.
Thyroid nodules refer to lesions caused by cell hyperplasia in the thyroid area, and many people believe that this lesion will disappear on its own without treatment.
Will thyroid nodules go away without treatment?
First, the altered thyroid structure cannot recover on its own
It is safe to say that thyroid nodules do not disappear on their own once they appear. Thyroid nodules appear as a lesion caused by abnormal growth of thyroid cells.
At the time of the lesion, although most patients do not feel some discomfort, the structure of thyroid tissue has undergone great changes. And once this change occurs, it is impossible to return to normal on its own.
Second, continuous development will lead to more and more nodules
In the early days, there are not very many thyroid nodules with tissue structure changes, such as only one, and a small number of patients may have more than one.
Moreover, the size of these thyroid nodules is relatively small, and the impact is very mild. But if left untreated, it will lead to more and more thyroid nodules, and it will get bigger and bigger, and the thyroid gland will function worse and worse.
Third, affect the metabolism
The thyroid gland has the effect of maintaining a normal metabolism, and once the nodules appear without treatment, they will lead to abnormal function, which will affect the body's metabolism.
If hypothyroidism is caused, the patient's metabolic rate becomes particularly slow. If hyperthyroidism is caused, the patient's metabolic rate will be abnormally strong, causing serious disorders in the overall metabolism.
Fourth, the symptoms are becoming more and more obvious
Patients with early thyroid nodules have little noticeable discomfort, but if left untreated, they can make the condition worse.
At this time, because the thyroid nodules are getting larger and larger, more and more will cause the surrounding tissues to be compressed and stimulated, resulting in a sense of pain at the thyroid nodule site, as well as a sense of pressure and foreign body in the throat area. If severe, patients may also have symptoms of neck edema, breathing, and difficulty swallowing.
Fifth, there is a possibility of malignant changes in the later stage
Although most thyroid nodules are benign, there is still a 1% chance that they will progress to other thyroid diseases.
If you still do not receive treatment after the onset of symptoms, it may become a malignant nodule in the later stage, which will cause the emergence of thyroid cancer. Especially when the nodule does not have thyroid secretion function, cold nodules will appear, and the cancer rate of this nodule is very high.
All in all, once a thyroid nodule appears, the structure of the thyroid tissue will change, and this change will not automatically return to normal, so there is no such thing as a thyroid nodule that can disappear automatically without treatment.
And once the thyroid nodule is not treated in time, it will make more and more nodules, and the various harms to the body will become larger and larger, and the probability of developing thyroid cancer in the later stage will increase relatively.
Therefore, if some lumps appear in the thyroid area in daily life, regardless of whether these lumps are painful or not, whether there are other accompanying symptoms, it is necessary to be admitted to the hospital early. According to the doctor's recommendation, the corresponding methods of treatment can be taken to maximize the maintenance of their own health.