Unusual High Blood-Pressure Signs You Should Never Ignore

By Editorial Staff in Health and Fitness On 23rd January 2018
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High blood pressure is often associated with few or no symptoms. Many people have it for years without knowing it. However, just because high blood pressure is often symptomless doesn't mean it is harmless. In fact, uncontrolled high blood pressure, or hypertension, causes damage to your arteries. High blood pressure is also a risk factor for stroke, heart attack, and other cardiovascular problems.

High blood pressure is generally a chronic condition. There are two major categories of high blood pressure (hypertension): secondary hypertension and primary hypertension.

Secondary hypertension is high blood pressure that is the direct result of a separate health condition.

Primary hypertension (or essential hypertension) is high blood pressure that doesn’t result from a specific cause, but instead, develops gradually over time. Many such cases are attributed to hereditary factors.

Typically, the only way to know you have it is to get your blood pressure tested.

Frequent Nosebleeds

If you have nosebleeds regularly that have no other causes then you should absolutely get your blood pressure checked.

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Fatigue

If you have been feeling low either physically and mentally quite often, then instead of blaming long working hours and stress, it is wise to get your blood pressure checked.

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Dizzy Spells

If you are constantly getting lightheaded or dizzy then there is something wrong with your blood pressure.

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Headaches

There is a wide range of reasons why you’d develop a headache, and one of them could be high blood pressure. However, research into the correlation between headaches and hypertension is ongoing, notes Healthline.com. “The verdict is out on whether or not high blood pressure can be proven to cause headaches,” it notes.

The source notes some studies have found a connection, while others have not. However, it explains that a “hypertentive crisis” can cause pressure in the head from a sudden spike in blood pressure. “The resulting headache feels unlike any other kind of migraine or head pain,” it adds.

Shortness of Breath

This can occur in a particular type of hypertension known as “pulmonary hypertension,” notes the Cleveland Clinic. This is considered a rare lung disorder that narrows the arteries carrying blood from the heart to the lungs, causing unusually high pressure in the arteries.

Due to the increased pressure, the right ventricle of the heart becomes strained and expands in size, adds the source. The symptoms, including having trouble breathing even while at rest, don’t usually appear until the problem has progressed – much like standard hypertension.

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Pain in the eyes

Most people tend to ignore pain in the eyes thinking it is caused due to working on computers all day long. But in reality, it could also indicate high blood pressure.

Complications and Risks of High Blood Pressure

Over time, untreated high blood pressure can cause heart disease and related complications such as heart attack, stroke, and heart failure.

Other potential problems are:

vision loss

kidney damage

erectile dysfunction

fluid buildup in the lungs

memory loss

It’s creeping up slowly

In one eye-opening study, women’s blood pressures inched upward 8 to 10 points each decade, and men’s by 4 to 5 points, between the ages of 35 and 64. That’s enough to land you in the pre-hypertensive or even the hypertensive category — and a good reason for you and your doctor to nip rising blood pressure in the bud.