Q&A

By providing quality, comprehensive care that is tailored to the unique needs and desires of each patient, our accomplished board-certified physicians, physician assistants, and doctors of audiology can effectively diagnose and treat individuals who come to our offices looking for answers and solutions.

Q:Will I gain weight after thyroid surgery?

A:Questions about weight gain and thyroid surgery are a very popular topic. The truth is that following surgery, there is a medication that is taken to replace the function of the thyroid. The trade name is Synthroid and it is a combination of the storage form and the active form of the thyroid hormone. So following surgery, your body does not know that the thryoid hormones are not being made by the thryoid gland. Having the right amount is all that is required to keep the metabolism functioning normally. The dose level is regulated through blood tests which have to be repeated until the correct dose is found.

Dr. Judith C. Milstead

What

An outer ear infection is an infection of the skin of the ear canal. This can be caused by water or other liquid getting into the ear or any trauma, such as a scratch, of the skin of the canal, resulting in pain and swelling of the canal skin. A middle ear infection occurs behind the eardrum and is usually caused from sinus or allergy problems, causing fluid to accumulate in the middle ear space.

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