Patient's question:
Recently, during my health check-up, I found: mild thyroid swelling, frequent recurrence of nodules, and significant tenderness, which raises suspicion of thyroiditis. Indeed, it is not subacute thyroiditis. What kind of assistance is needed: How can the issue of subacute thyroiditis be effectively treated?Doctor's answer:
①But some also advocate that when hypothyroidism occurs, thyroid preparations can be used, such as L-thyroxine sodium 0.1～0.15mg/d, which can prevent the condition from worsening due to TSH decline. Patients with more severe conditions may use thyroid hormone replacement for a period of time. Approximately 10% of patients may experience a recurrence of permanent hypothyroidism, requiring long-term thyroid replacement therapy. It is said that traditional Chinese medicine has a good therapeutic effect on the acute phase of this disease.