Hashimoto\'s Thyroiditis Lifestyle Interventions for Finding and Treating the Root Cause

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DO YOU HAVE AN ENLARGED THYROID?^5

Check Your Neck!

You can examine your own thyroid with a handheld mirror and

glass of water. The thyroid gland is located at the base of the

neck, below your Adam’s apple.

1. Hold the mirror in your hand and look at the area of the
   neck below your Adam’s apple and immediately above
   your collarbone. (Don’t confuse the Adam’s apple with
   the thyroid; the thyroid is further down.)


2. While still looking in the mirror, tip your head back and
   take a drink of water.


3. As you swallow, observe your neck. Notice any bulges
   or protrusions.


4. If you see any bulges or protrusions, you may have an
   enlarged thyroid gland or thyroid nodule.

Figure  1:  Illustration    of  the Thyroid Gland

Beers MH, ed. The Merck Manual of Medical Information, Second Home Edition.
Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck & Co., Inc.; 2003:948. merck.com/mmhe/sec13/
ch163/ch163a.html.Accessed March 29, 2013.