Clogged Neck Arteries - What to Do When You Have One

Clogged neck arteries can lead to a stroke. What you do should include these important things.
Clogged neck arteries can lead to a stroke. According to American Heart Association 20-30% of them resulted by atherosclerosis plaques that travel in arteries toward the brain. When they occur, you should get the treatment as soon as possible to reduce disability or even prevent a death. But, do you know what to do?

The facts shows that most people who get a stroke associated with clogged neck arteries develop a warning signs, known as TIA (Transient ischemic attack), mini stokes that can disappear after a short time or lasts less than 24 hours.

Symptoms of clogged neck arteries may happen to:
• Either retina of our eyes. It can give us temporary loss of vision, graying out or poor night vision.
• The large top part of the brain (cerebral hemisphere) which may include: partial or temporary paralysis, tingling, numbness and drooping eyelid, speech difficulty, difficult to understand when somebody talking or to express thoughts verbally.
• Seizures (this is very rare occasion).
These symptoms usually occur only on one side of our body. When the brain gets injured on the right side, the symptoms will appear on the other side and vice versa.

What to do? If clogged neck arteries lead to TIA (This can lead to major stroke), then:
• Find immediate medical help. Call for emergency assistance. You should know that any patient who arrives by ambulance will get faster treatment.
• Talk to your doctor even if the signs only happen in a short time or you’re not sure of it. Your doctor will give you some directions until the ambulance come.
• It’s very important not to try to fix the problem by yourself. The warning signs may not be resulted by clogged neck arteries, but by other cause such as the bleeding in the brain. Wrong treatment can damage your conditions.

If the symptoms haven’t developed, then there’s a probability that the blockage is not severe or severe but no signs. Things that you do should include some of these, such as:
• Get a checkup. Doctor will collect your medical history, and usually will use a stethoscope to hear a noise from the blood flow through partially blockage arteries and may also do other special, lab tests such as ultrasound devices.
• Lifestyle changes to a healthy one.
• Losing weight, start doing some physical activity.
• Stop smoking.
• Take a necessary health supplement, particularly enzymes supplement that have blood cleansing effects, reduce the tendency the blood to clot (it’s the leading cause of stroke) and many other health advantages.

I have done many researches about particular enzymes supplements that can help with clogged neck arteries. I think it can be very helpful. Feel free to check it, on stronger formula vitalzymx or regular formula vitalzym.

By dedy suharsono
Published: 7/25/2008
 
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