Thyroid Goiter and Mastoiditis

[anonymous789]

A couple of years ago i saw an endincriologist and had a thryoid ultrasound and he discovered a somewhat large goiter. you can see it when i swallow. The only symptons at the time was a hoarse throat. It was a benign goiter. I ask the surgeon at the time if the surgery was neccessary and he said it was up to me. well i did not have the surgery and now 2 years later down the road i have sharp mastoid ear pains that radiate down my right side of neck . I had my hand on my neck the other day and was feeling for lumps on my neck and when i pushed on what i thought was a little lump a terrible pain shot up to the mastoid process of the temporal bone. This comes and goes from time to time . what would cause this terrible pain. i just had another ultrascan done because i have decided to take it out. but i do not have the results back. could you give me some insight about can the two go hand in hand.

[mommy2two2008]

Interesting is your question!  I have an enlarged thyroid (doc called it a goiter too) and right now, I guess its small.  I had a US in April - showed no leisions, just enlargment more on right.  I had a CT that revealed "patchy opacification (this means clouding look) of the right mastoid air cells along with shotty nodes thoughout the neck and back.  I just thought your usage of mastoiditis was interesting since I found that word a lot when researching this mess.  Let me know if you get an answer!  Anyway, I have a repeat US in October since my doc is feeling a nodule now.  I have intermittent neck (even upper) pain and it occasionally radiates to the ear and under jaw.  Hope you get answers!

[selmaS]

...I have a small goiter....can not see or feel it.I am going for 2nd U/S this Friday. I too have had the pain u described.I've had my entire left side of my face just hurt sooooooo bad.My voice has been hoarse on and off for close to 30yrs.Since Feb this yr my throat has hurt, felt thick, diff to swollow. I had the barium swollow tests...nothing.

I also have dx for chiari malformation and cervical spinal stinosis- so I do not know if the symptoms we share r from which dx.

Good luck
Godspeed
"selma"