High blood pressure affects around a third of adults in the UK. The scary aspect of having this condition is that you might not even realise it as symptoms can be impossible to spot. Here’s one sign that may warrant extra attention.
One possible warning sign of high blood pressure could be recurrent flushed skin.
In most cases, having a bit of red in the cheeks doesn’t signal anything serious. It could be the result of feeling hot, having extra spice in your food and other non-risky factors.
But if face flushing keeps coming back, it might signal a severe medical condition, Medical News Today reports.
The medical site explains that endocrine disorders that lead to high levels of hormones that impact stress, blood pressure as well as blood vessels can cause flushing.
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American Heart Society states that facial flushing can be accompanying stress, alcohol consumption and exercise, which can all raise blood pressure levels temporarily.
Even though facial flushing can happen when your blood pressure is higher than usual, the charity says that high blood pressure is not the direct cause.
Some other possible signs of high blood pressure are:
- Headaches
- Shortness of breath
- Nosebleeds.
There’s also a number of other places providing hypertension checks including GP surgeries, pharmacies and even some workplaces.
Blood pressure is measured in two numbers – systolic and diastolic pressure.
Systolic describes the pressure when your heart pushes blood out and diastolic describes when your heart rests between beats.
The higher number is the systolic pressure and it’s always given first.
Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80 millimetres of mercury (mmHg).