Loosing voice?

[chronicallycute]

Hi all! I am new to these forums so would just like to say hello & introduce myself.

I am 17 years old, and in terms of thyroid related diseases I have Hashimotos Disease (diagnosed Jan 2016).

So recently, when I wake up & also if I don't speak for a couple of minutes, when I try to speak I kind of loose my voice for the first couple of sentences. Like it is hard to talk. Bit tricky to explain but imagine you have the flu & have lost that voice, bit of flemmy feeling but not really. I have just recovered from the flu (recovered about a week ago) so it shouldn't be from that - plus it was never a sore throat kind of flu. Anyway went to the doctors & he said I was no longer sick at all - confirming that it isn't flu related.

Any ideas? Could this be due to thyroid or is it completely unrelated & nothing for me to worry about.

Thank you lovelies. xx

[Clutter]

Welcome to the forum, Chronicallycute.

Probably a combination of sleepiness and dryness is causing it. Most people are a bit croaky when they wake. Voices have to wake up too. Voiceover actors aren't too great at recording early in the morning as their voices need to wake up before they can give a good performance.

[chronicallycute in reply to Clutter]

Thank you very much for the information

[shaws Administrator]

Our voice can be affected with hypothyroidism. Always make sure you take plenty of fluids and also when awakening most people's throat is dry so have some water by your bedside. I think you will also be able to tick off some more symptoms

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/about_...

[chronicallycute in reply to shaws]

Yep always have water there to take my meds with!

Thank you so much for your reply.

[shaws Administrator in reply to chronicallycute]

If your voice gets worse in the next few weeks, I'd ask doctor to refer you to a specialist at a local hospital. I had throat checked and voice-box checked and everything was fine except voice, so I've been referred to a voice therapist.

[chronicallycute in reply to shaws]

Thank you very much.

Will see if it persists.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

How long since your thyroid levels were tested. Do you have recent blood test results and vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12 results and ranges

You may be under medicated. Post results if you have them

You say you have Hashimoto's. Have you looked at or considered starting strictly gluten free diet. High percentage find it helps

According to Izabella Wentz the Thyroid Pharmacist approx 5% with Hashimoto's are coeliac, but over 80% find gluten free diet helps significantly. Either due to direct gluten intolerance (no test available) or due to leaky gut and gluten causing molecular mimicry (see Amy Myers link)

But don't be surprised that GP or endo never mention gut, gluten or low vitamins. Hashimoto's is very poorly understood

Changing to a strictly gluten free diet may help reduce symptoms, help gut heal and slowly lower TPO antibodies

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[chronicallycute in reply to SlowDragon]

Free T4 - 15 pmol/L (9-19)

TSH - 1.1 mU/L (0.4-4.00)

TPO Ab (Abbott) - 2080 kU/L (<6)

My iron levels were terrible but I was able to get an infusion after oral medication wasn't working. Have a blood test coming up for that 6 weeks after the infusion (so in about 2 weeks).

Thank you for your information. I am gluten free, I actually sick to the specific carbohydrate diet most of the time.

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to chronicallycute]

You really need FT3 tested alongside FT4 - but NHS very unlikely to do so - private tests available via Medichecks or Blue Horizon

Your TSH is a bit high and FT4 slightly low, you could ask for increase in dose - i expect GP will be reluctant

ask that they test your vitamin D, folate and B12 too

look at high protein, good fats and low carb diet - lots find that helps

[chronicallycute in reply to SlowDragon]

Thanks, will get those tests hopefully soon.

Vit D, folate, B12 already done. Iron is very low but had infusion.

[Rmichelle]

Hi there i have hashis and it does effect my voice and used to have vocal changes, also many people here have short lived flu like symptons, one day i can have really aching heavy legs and arms with losing my voice slightly and the a few hours later its gone.x

[chronicallycute in reply to Rmichelle]

Thank you very much for your reply.

[JanW]

I'm quite a bit older than you so not sure if this will relate to your problem but maybe worth a thought. I have graves and hashes, and started to loose my voice, very gravelly no soreness and to the point having trouble talking. Sent to a specialist at ENT who diagnosed Reinke's Odema - basically immune system attacking the throat. If the problem continues ask for a referral to ENT.

[chronicallycute in reply to JanW]

Thank you very much, will look into it if it persists.

[Maxxxx]

Hi - I also lost my voice for a few days before I was diagnosed as hypothyroid. I was sent to a Gastroenterologist with suspected acid reflux and put on PPIs (which suppress the acid in your stomach). But, to cut a long story short, it turned out I had LOW stomach acid due to hypothyroidism - which has the same symptoms as high stomach acid BUT it is in fact caused by leaky gut - another little problem that we hypothyroid sufferers have!

Feeling much better now.

On sufficient dose of levothyroxine/T3 - taking betaine and pepsin tablets when I eat meat to help with digestion - went through a whole program of trying to repair the leaky gut - such as drinking bone broth, and going gluten free - taking B12, D, and selenium.

You need to keep learning about this disease - but there is a lot you can do to feel better - there are a lot of recurring symptoms in fellow sufferers but everyone seems to have their own unique blend!

Hope you feel better soon.

[chronicallycute in reply to Maxxxx]

Thank you so much, this reply was very helpful