Goiter may be defined as the swelling in the neck below the voice box which is caused due to the enlargement of the thyroid gland present inside the neck. The goiter occurs due to the excessive production of the thyroid hormone or the under production of the thyroid hormone. The goiter symptoms are easily visible and the recognition of the disorder is easier. The size of the goiter lies in the range from a small nodule to a very large swollen neck. But before the necessary testing and diagnosing of the goiter in our body is done the various goiter symptoms which are visible are:

• As goiter is the enlargement of the thyroid gland located in the neck so the goiter symptoms which occur commonly is the pressure is built on the food pipe as well as the wind pipe which may further lead to:
  1. Difficulty in breathing: this is also referred to as shortness of breathe. Due to the pressure on the windpipe, enough air is not available to the lungs, so the breathing is affected and does not take place properly.
  2. Cough
  3. Problems arise while swallowing: this is mainly felt inside the neck or lower down. The food is not properly swallowed and it appears to have stuck inside the throat.
  4. There may be also a problem of wheezing (a whistle like sound is produced when air is exhaled during respiration and is generally a breathing disorder).
  5. The veins in the neck start swelling.
  
• In case the arms are raised above the head then a feeling of dizziness occurs.
• One of The main goiter symptoms is that the person suffering from goiter suffers from mental disorders like depression and other mood swings most of the times.
• The goiter occurs due to the over or the lesser production of the thyroid hormones.
• In most cases the goiters are painless but in inflamed thyroid pain is there.
• A strong feeling of sore throat occurs in case of goiter.
• The concentration of the patient is reduced and he/she feels unable to concentrate.
The patient tends to be fatigued and tends to sleep a lot.
• One of the main goiter symptoms is constipation.
• A person suffering from goiter tends to have a delayed and unusual mental and sexual development.
• A person suffering from goiter suffers from higher cholesterol levels.
• The women suffering from goiter tend to suffer from increased menstrual blood flow.

If any above stated symptoms is noticed then, the person should undergo the necessary testing and should undergo the medications and even surgery.