Thyroid nodules are deeper and larger in size, and may compress the trachea or grow toward the back of the sternum, at which point symptoms of swallowing obstruction may occur. Once symptoms of obstruction such as difficulty in swallowing and breathing occur, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible for surgical treatment. Patients with thyroid nodules that cause a sensation of obstruction in swallowing need to undergo a thyroid ultrasound examination to clarify the location, size, and shape of the nodule. If you want to diagnose the nature of thyroid nodules, you need to do further thyroid puncture examination. Generally benign and asymptomatic thyroid nodules can be followed up for observation. However, when the patient develops pressure symptoms such as dysphagia and dyspnea, or when malignant thyroid nodules are suspected, surgical treatment is required. It is recommended that patients with thyroid nodules who have a feeling of obstruction in swallowing should actively go to the hospital for treatment under the guidance of the doctor, so as to avoid delaying the condition and triggering adverse consequences.