Mostly, a lot of people do not show any hypertension symptoms. If noticeable signs and symptoms of hypertension appear though, it may include blurring of vision, dizziness, headache, and nausea. It usually takes several years though for problems resulting from hypertension to become noticeable. Unfortunately, when that time comes, serious damage may have already occurred to the body organs, such as the blood vessels, the heart, eyes, brain, or kidneys.
Hypertension doesn't have any symptoms, which is probably because it doesn't cause problems over a day or weeks or even months. Usually, it takes several years for high blood pressure to show noticeable symptoms, and even when it does cause problems already; the symptoms are often mild and nonspecific (which can mean that the symptoms could be caused by several different conditions too). It’s because of this that hypertension is often also called as "the silent killer". More, often, people with hypertension do not even know that they already have the serious medical condition until a blood pressure reading was done and a high result was shown.
The first visible sign of hypertension symptoms though, is when blood pressure is consistently 140/90 mm Hg or higher. At this level, the pressure inside the arteries is already too strong which makes the heart work harder this may also cause damage to the arteries throughout the body that also significantly increases the risk of damage to the heart, kidneys and eyes.
If a person also has other diseases, like diabetes or kidney disease, it is even more important for hypertension to be recognized so as extra precaution can be taken that can lower the blood pressure to healthier levels.
However, most people don't seek medical attention until they have more severe symptoms from the organ damage that chronic hypertension had already caused.
Although, a lot of people with primary hypertension don't show any obvious symptoms at all, however, there are a few of the more common symptoms of hypertension that one has to look out for and it includes the follow: chronic headaches, dizziness or vertigo, blurry or double vision, drowsiness, nausea, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, fatigue, a flushed face, nosebleeds, a strong need to urinate often (especially at night), tinnitus (a ringing or buzzing in the ears)
If a combination of these symptoms is experienced, then the blood pressure should be checked by a doctor immediately.
