 [ Symptoms ] i developed severe tendinitis in my neck i had a bump the size of two tennis balls on my head [ Disease ] this is a very good question thank you for asking blood pressure is read as two numbers such as 11070 the first number indicates the amount of pressure in your arteries when your heart contracts in a beat the second number indicates the pressure in your arteries while your heart is at rest between beats the difference between these two numbers is called your pulse pressure  for example if your pressure is 11070 that is a pulse pressure of 40 which is considered normal if your numbers are closer together such as 11090 you have a low pulse pressure in this example it would be 20 this can be an indication of poor heart function however the answer to your question depends a bit on how high the numbers are to begin with a blood pressure of 140100 for example would be considered high blood pressure  even though the pulse pressure of 40 is considered normal a blood pressure of 180160 would be considered extremely high blood pressure even though the pulse pressure of 20 would be considered low  if you have questions about your blood pressure in general i suggest you speak to your primary health care provider for an explanation that is specific to your case take care husband suffers from congenial heart diease blood pressure today is 8768 and has been low for a couple of days