Dr Amir Khan

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9,295 appearances 21 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 15 Sep

Dr Amir Khan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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No Appointment Necessary · Everything You Need to Know About Your Thyroid · 10 Aug 2026 podcast

Um weight loss is really common because you're expending loads of energy voice-verified

So we see weight loss with it as well. voice-verified

And we also see things like eye disease. voice-verified

So the other thing these antibodies do is start attacking the muscles and the fat in the back of your eyes. voice-verified

And that causes the eyes to protrude forward. voice-verified

And you get these typical eye symptoms where you've got black almost googly eyes. voice-verified

And you can get nail disease as well. voice-verified

Your nails become very brittle and start to break off too. voice-verified

So those are the tells. voice-verified

telltale sound. voice-verified

Most common palpitations. voice-verified

Can't sleep 'cause I'm my heart is beaty. voice-verified

Very voice-verified

So an underactive thyroid is more is easier to treat because we as GPs tend to do that. voice-verified

So we figure out that your thyroid isn't making enough hormone. voice-verified

We figure out whether it's autoimmune or not. voice-verified

That doesn't make a massive difference. voice-verified

It just gives us an idea. voice-verified

So we start you on thyroxine, which is essentially a tablet version of one of the thyroid hormones called T4. voice-verified

Now I keep saying T three, T four. voice-verified

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