Health agencies have warned two signs on the face that may indicate high blood pressure.
About one -third of adults in the United Kingdom are said to live with high blood pressure.This condition means that the heart must work more to pump blood all over the body.Therefore, this is a factor that causes many serious health and disease conditions, including cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, stroke, heart failure and heart attack.
Although high blood pressure is a fairly common condition, it is often not noticed and diagnosed until causing medical emergency situations.About 50% of people with hypertension do not even know they are sick, according to the Daily Express newspaper.
One of the main reasons is that high blood pressure rarely manifests symptoms.The British public health authority calls high blood pressure a "silent killer" for this reason.
The British cardiovascular fund (BHF) said: "High blood pressure rarely has notable symptoms.piercing ”.
However, there are some warning signs that affect some people.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), two high blood pressure warning symptoms that can appear on the face are nosebleeds and blurred vision.However, these signs mainly occur in people with "very high" blood pressure.
Two symptoms on the face can warn high blood pressure
- Nosebleeds
Nosebleeds are more likely to occur in people with high blood pressure.(Artwork)
The British National Health Service (NHS) said that nosebleeds are more likely to occur in people with high blood pressure.
However, there are some debate about whether the nosebleeds are caused by high blood pressure.
In a post, the North Texas Health Association said: "Most experts believe that hypertension alone does not cause nosebleeds unless your blood pressure is extremely high, but high blood pressure can hurtLove the blood vessels inside the nose, causing higher bleeding. ”
"Some recent studies have found that hypertension can increase the risk of more serious nosebleeds."
A 2020 study found that people with high blood pressure were likely to be emergency due to nosebleeds 2.7 times higher than those with normal blood pressure.
And another study in 2015 measured 80 people's blood pressure in three months and found that half of the participants had frequent nosebleeds.The researchers concluded that high blood pressure did not cause nosebleeds, but bleeding became more difficult to control in people with hypertension.
- Blurry
Blurred vision or other vision changes may occur in people with high blood pressure.
WHO indicates a blurred vision or other vision changes that may occur in people with blood pressure 180/120 or higher.
The reason is that high blood pressure can be harmful to many small blood vessels in the eyes.
The American Heart Association said the following vision issues may occur in people with hypertension:
- Blood vessel lesions: Fuzzy or visual loss can occur when there is no blood circulation to the retina.
- Capacitance under the retina: Capacitance under the retina can cause distorted vision or scars, affecting vision.
- Neurological damage: Blood flow is blocked will damage the optic nerve.
The American Heart Association adds: "High blood pressure can increase the risk of other eye diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration, which can cause vision or blindness if nottreatment".
Other signs of high blood pressure
BHF lists other signs of high blood pressure:
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Dizzy
- Headache.
However, the only way to make sure whether you have high blood pressure is to measure blood pressure with specialized tools.
(According to Express)