Information on Hypertension
- Hypertension or high blood pressure is a silent secret threat to people. It can be well termed as a dangerous silent enemy since most patients present no symptoms.
- Normally high blood pressure is incurable and requires life long medication. However some cases of hypertension in young persons, if detected early, can be cured by appropriate treatment.
- People above the age of 40 years are suffering from hypertension are due to :
- Family history of hypertension.
- Excessive use of salt.
- Excessive weight.
- Stress and strain of modern life.
- Secondary high blood pressure can be a result of kidney problem.
- After menopause in females.
Symptoms:
Usual symptoms of high blood pressure are
- Headache in the back of the head and
- Giddiness.
Consequences:
As the consequence of untreated high blood pressure are fatal, realization and detection of high blood pressure by noticing the aforesaid symptoms is essential as treatment of
hypertension will reduce complications and increase longevity of a person.
The consequences of continued untreated high blood pressure are
- Enlargement of heart.
- Heart failure due to lack of blood supply.
- Bleeding from nose.
- Cerebral Haemorrhage (Bleeding inside the brain).
- Cerebral Embolism.
- Kidney failure and
- Blindness.
More than treatment by drugs, the patient can help himself by changing his life style, food habits, learning the art of relaxation and the guiding principle in his life should be moderation in everything, opting out from the retrace of modern life and putting a voluntary ceiling on one’s ambitions. Hurry, Worry, Rush, Stress & Strain of modern life should be reduced.
