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Children may also have the problem of high blood pressure. The surprising thing is that there are no serious signs of this happening at this age. If parents get their child’s routine checkup done, then perhaps the complaint of high BP is detected. Do you know that if it is ignored for a long time, the child may suffer from heart diseases, impaired kidney health and other metabolic complications. TV9 talked about what symptoms are seen when children have high BP. Dr. Avijit Prakash Yadav (Consultant, Department of Newborn and Pediatrics, Kailash Deepak Hospital) Talked to.
Experts say that yes, children can also have high blood pressure. Many parents are surprised to hear this, because they think that only older people have high blood pressure. But in the last few years, this problem is being seen more in children than before. Know its symptoms and methods of prevention…
Expert told
Increasing obesity in children. If someone in the family already has high blood pressure, then the risk of it in the child can also increase. At the same time, if high blood pressure is found in small children, then we do not consider obesity alone as the reason. We also see whether kidney disease, heart problem or any hormonal problem is the reason for this. Many times this is the real reason.
When is high blood pressure detected in a child?
Experts say that initially there are no specific symptoms of high blood pressure. That is why it is also called silent condition. Many children are absolutely fine and we come to know about it only when their blood pressure is checked during a routine checkup.
These symptoms are visible
If blood pressure increases too much, the child may have frequent headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, extreme tiredness or difficulty concentrating in studies. Some children may also have nose bleeding. And if blood pressure increases too much, seizures may also occur. Such a situation is a medical emergency.
What advice did the expert give?
Doctor Avijit says that parents should not wait for symptoms to appear in the child. If the child is overweight, has diabetes, kidney disease or has a strong history of high blood pressure in the family, then get his blood pressure checked from time to time.
Because if it is detected in time, it can be controlled well and the child’s heart, kidneys, brain and blood vessels can be kept safe for a long time.
