Symptoms of high blood pressure: if you see this in your vision, this could signal the condition

High blood pressure is too high blood pressure on the body, putting extra pressure on the blood vessels, heart, brain, kidneys and eyes.

It is important to know if you have high blood pressure, because if left untreated, it can lead to life-threatening diseases such as heart problems and strokes.

Since high blood pressure usually develops without symptoms, the only way to know if you suffer from it is to check your blood pressure.

According to the NHS, more than a quarter of adults in the UK suffer from hypertension, many of whom do not even realize it.

As a result, high blood pressure is known as the "silent killer".

However, in some cases, high blood pressure can be detected if you have certain visual symptoms.

According to Superdrug Online Doctor, seeing floating bodies or blood spots in your vision could be a sign of hypertension.

Seeing floating bodies and blood stains is quite common in people and it is unlikely that you have high blood pressure. However, you should have regular eye exams just in case.

Other potential symptoms of high blood pressure include headache, dizziness, facial flushing, nosebleeds, and nausea.

Feeling heartbeat on your neck or running blood in your ears and palpitations could also be a sign.

However, these are more likely to mean something other than hypertension.

Headaches, for example, are very common and can be caused by stress, medication or migraines or sinusitis.

Stunning episodes can be caused by fainting, pregnancy, anxiety, side effects of medication and withdrawal symptoms.

The redness of the face may be due to alcohol consumption, heat, consumption of spicy foods, food allergies, skin allergies or hot flashes associated with menopause.

Nosebleeds are mainly due to the weakness of the blood vessels in the inner lining of one part of the nose.

Nausea may be related to pregnancy, gastroenteritis, a side effect of some medications, alcohol and sometimes even anxiety.

Feeling pulsations on your neck or rushing into your ears is most often due to anxiety.

Palpitations may be a sign of heart rhythm disorders, but most often they are harmless and due to anxiety.

"It is unlikely that what you are experiencing is symptoms of high blood pressure – you might be afraid of having symptoms of high blood pressure," said Superdrug Online Doctor.

"However, the truth is that the vast majority of patients with hypertension have no symptoms."