Many people have high blood pressure, some of whom are aware of it and are all too often poorly monitored and treated, while others are unaware of it and are therefore not treated at all. It's important to know your blood pressure, so it's taken at almost every medical consultation, especially when patients are in good health and doctor's visits are limited.
Signs of the disease Hypertension usually has no symptoms to alert the patient. It is frequently discovered during routine medical examinations. Occasionally, however, certain signs may raise suspicions of arterial hypertension:
- Headaches in the morning on the top or back of the head.
- Dizziness.
- Visual disturbances: flying flies, fog in front of the eyes…
- Tiredness.
- Nosebleeds.
- Conjunctival hemorrhages.
- Muscle cramps.
- Pollakiuria (frequent urge to urinate).
- Dyspnea (difficulty breathing, indicating left ventricular failure).
Once the doctor has discovered high blood pressure, he checks it several times under different conditions: rest, effort, standing, lying down, right arm then left arm... In this way, he ensures that it is permanent.