Viagra 'could make you a deaf'

You’ve probably seen the headlines saying “Viagra Can Make You Deaf!” One minute you’re basking in her moans of pleasure and in the next, she’s on mute! But how much do you need to worry?

Viagra and similar impotence drugs have been linked to hundreds of cases of sudden hearing loss around the world, including some in the UK. Doctors have begun to warn the users that the drugs could damage users' hearing after people in the US with hearing problems.

Experts, including some from Charing Cross, Stoke Mandeville and Royal Marsden hospitals, were so concerned by the claims that they demanded an investigation across three continents including United State, Australia and East Asia.

47 suspected cases of sensorineural hearing loss, a rapid loss of hearing in one or both ears were linked to Viagra and related drugs Cialis and Levitra.
However, another 223 reports made in the US had to be excluded due to a lack of detail.

The researchers are not sure how Viagra might affect hearing, but it may be that the chain of chemical reactions it triggers have knock-on effects in the inner ear.The average age of those affected was 57, although two of the men involved were only 37, the study found.