Hi Dear Liza!! Thanks for your query to HCM. Read and reviewed your query and health concerns. You seem to suffer from Thyroid Goiter, compressing tracheal air passage,which leads to breathing difficulty.This usually happens in very large goiters.In this scenario-You have hyperactive and hyperplastic thyroid follicles with increased sizes and number,in attempt to produce more thryoxine-to cope with increased needs in your age. Don t belive on home remedies as the condition is complex in your case and would need supervised treatment with -Thyroxine and iodine -Tab-to supplement increased needs in your case, which would shrink the goiters fast in calculated way-which could be fixed with USG study, accompanied with TSH/T3/T4 and Iodine levels in your case. This requires treatment under cover of Physician or Surgeon expert in treating in such Goiter problems in your case. Hence You should not go for herbal remedies,as your case is complex and needs more precise investigations and meticulous follow up under cover of Specialist Doctors / or Endocrinologist-in your case. There are varieties of goiter and causes for it,which may cause tracheal compression-like plunging goiter.Depending on the cause and urgency treatment needs to be planned in such cases, under guidance of team of Surgeon / and Endocrinologist, who would plan rightful treatment in your case. Hope this reply would help you to resolve the health issues with help of doctors attending on you. If need be, update any health issue 24 x 7 by a direct question to ME, at following HCM link- Dear, if satisfied,Don t forget to close this query with YOUR pleasing feedback comments to rate this reply and service, to boost the morale of incoming Emergency patients like YOU, at HCM services. If you want to update more details and ask more update queries , You are most Welcome herewith !! Good Day!! Wishing Good Healthy Life in time to come!! Dr.Savaskar M.N. Senior Surgical Specialist M.S.Genl-CVTS