SYMPTOMS AND CAUSES OF HYPERTENSION


Hypertension or high blood pressure is a very general problem being faced by almost everyone nowadays. To understand the symptoms and causes it is very important to understand what is Hypertension? It is a state when your blood pressure is higher than 140 over 90mmHg. 

Now what are the symptoms of Hypertension?

Generally a patient does not find any changes or symptoms to determine he is suffering from Hypertension. It damages silently. However a person suffering from Hypertension has severe headaches, severe anxiety, sometimes bleeding from nose and shortness in breathing.

The causes of Hypertension is not identifiable but according to experts there are two types of Hypertension, Primary and Secondary Hypertension and the causes of both differ from one another. Prolonged tension leads to secondary form of hypertension. Secondary form of hypertension appears to be sudden and it causes high blood pressure. However the causes are as follows:-

  • Kidney problems
  • Certain defects in blood vessels
  • Illegal Drugs
  • Abundant consumption of alcohol
  • Thyroid problems. 
  • Adrenal gland tumors





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