I M Tarun Singh

In today's world of competition, people get stressed out quickly. This stress leads to hypertension, also known as high blood pressure. India along with China have more cases of hypertension than all developed countries combined. In India, the problem is that only one-third of people with high blood pressure know they have it. The problem of hypertension can be tackled not by treatment, but by precaution beginning with creating awareness. What is Blood Pressure Monitor? Blood pressure monitor, also known as sphygmomanometer, is a device used for measuring blood pressure. It helps in monitoring the blood pressure at regular intervals in home. Home blood pressure monitoring is essential for taking multiple readings and can actually be more accurate than the readings you get at a doctor's office because at home, you can take the average of all multiple readings.