Did you know that nearly half of patients going to primary care offices have some sort of ENT issue? Think about it. Almost everyone has had a stuffy nose, clogged ears, or sore throat, but ENT specialists treat a diverse range of conditions and disorders of the ears, nose, throat, head, and neck region—from simple to severe, for all persons, at all stages of life. ENT specialists are not only medical doctors who can treat your sinus headache, your child’s swimmer’s ear, or your dad’s sleep apnea. They are also surgeons who can perform extremely delicate operations to restore hearing of the middle ear, open blocked airways, remove head, neck, and throat cancers, and rebuild these essential structures. This requires an additional five to eight years of intensive, post-graduate training beyond medical school.

In the human body, we have a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck, called as the Thyroid gland. This gland makes the hormones, T3 and T4 which are necessary for the proper functioning of every organ in the body. Any disturbances in the functioning of this gland are reflected in the change in the level of another extremely sensitive hormone called TSH which comes from the pituitary gland. Hypothyroidism In hypothyroidism, T3, T4 hormones are low and TSH is high. A person might get symptoms of Fatigue Weight gain Drowsiness, lethargy Constipation Muscle weakness Goitre Memory disturbances Irregular periods/Infertility Hairloss etc When this hypothyroidism is a result of an autoimmune disease, it is called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. This is often associated with Anti microsomal antibodies (or Anti TPO antibodies) or anti-thyroglobulin antibodies. Other varieties of thyroiditis include Subacute thyroiditis, postpartum thyroiditis, and Riedl’s thyroiditis. For the treatment of hypothyroidism, thyroxine sodium is given which is the T4 which our thyroid gland produces normally. So the treatment is simple and pure hormonal. There are no restrictions for food in hypothyroidism as is often misunderstood.