Many elderly people have high blood pressure problems. In the hot summer, the blood vessels of the body are in an expanded state. The body is prone to sweating and the blood pressure will be lowered. However, because the quality of sleep in summer is generally poor, blood pressure on the Internet may be Elevated, leading to hemorrhagic stroke problems, so there are still many things that need to be paid attention to during the summer.


1, insist on measuring blood pressure


The blood pressure of patients with high blood pressure in summer may change greatly in a short period of time, so it is best to learn to measure blood pressure by yourself and monitor it at any time. If you have no way to measure blood pressure, you should go to the clinic every 3 to 5 days. Once, the longest should not exceed one week. If it is found that the blood pressure fluctuates significantly as the temperature changes suddenly, the interval is shortened. If you find that the difference between day and night peaks and valleys is large or irregular, you should go to the hospital for 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to understand the fluctuations of blood pressure and take measures according to the doctor's opinion.


2, adjust the dose according to blood pressure


Under normal circumstances, if the blood pressure is not excessively reduced, then the dose of the previous medication can be maintained. Many people have lower blood pressure in the summer. At this time, if the previous dose is still taken, the blood pressure will be lowered too low, and the brain is prone to occur. Insufficient blood supply, dizziness, and lack of strength. Therefore, in the hot summer, patients with hypertension should always measure blood pressure and make a record. These records are then promptly told to the doctor, who adjusts the dose based on the results of the patient monitoring. However, patients should never change their medications at will.


3, pay attention to cooling and summer


The main reason for the large changes in blood pressure in summer is that the weather is too hot, so patients with hypertension should take measures to cool down and avoid the heat. There are many ways to cool now, you can use air conditioning, but the temperature of the air conditioner should not be adjusted too low. Keep it at 27 ~ 28 ° C, keep the room temperature constant. Among them, the most worthy of advocating is the cooling of the bath water is swimming. Swimming can not only take away too much heat in the body, but also reduce the effect of cooling and heat. It can also consume excess nutrients, lower blood fat, blood sugar, reduce fat storage, and have the power to strengthen the body.


The above is to introduce some of the things that high blood pressure patients need to pay attention to in the summer. You should also pay attention to drink more water to prevent dehydration problems in your body. You must develop good habits in your life. Drink a cup of boiled water or light salt water every morning after getting up. Adhere to exercise, if the elderly have high blood pressure problems, do not excessively reduce blood pressure, which will cause damage to organs.