High blood pressure means the force of the blood pushing against a person’s artery walls is consistently too high. This can have life-threatening health complications if the correct steps are not taken to bring a high pressure reading back down to normal levels. Known as the “silent killer”, the condition is not always obvious to suffers until it is too late.
Left untreated it could cause heart attack, stroke and even possibly death. Knowing the signs and symptoms of the condition is therefore paramount in staving off serious health complications. Have you ever noticed this symptom in your hands or face?
Feeling a tingling sensation in the hands could mean a person is at risk of developing hypertension. Most people have felt a tingling sensation in their hands at some point however it often goes away eventually and is no cause for great concern.
But it could also be caused by something more serious and could be a sign of hypertension, according to the medical website LiveStrong. It said: “Hypertension increases the risk of heart disease, heart attack, stroke, and renal disease.