What to do if I have a spot on my head that tingles randomly for a wile, always the same spot, and my neck is also stiff. Could this be something bed? Dr. Walter Husar Dr. Husar
This reduces the size and activity of the nodule. Pregnant women are not given this treatment. Both surgery to remove thyroid gland tissue and radioactive iodine treatment can cause lifelong hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid). This condition needs to be treated with thyroid hormone replacement.
Other causes of hyperthyroidism include the following: 1  Thyroid nodules. 2  Taking too much thyroid hormone medication to treat other conditions. 3  Subacute thyroiditis. 4  This painful inflammation of the thyroid is usually caused by a virus.