Hearing Loss after Viagra: Temporary or Permanent?

Much is said and written about Viagra blue pills and their amazing effects for the treatment of erectile dysfunction issues. But all benefits remain far behind, when side effects take the stage. Hearing loss has been recently reported as one of the major and scary adverse reactions to be expected. Does Sildenafil Citrate really lead to hearing loss? And is it permanent?

How Does Viagra Lead to Hearing Loss?

After the problem was reported for the first time, several studies took place right away. They aimed at finding out whether Sildenafil Citrate – the core Viagra ingredient – leads to deafness in those, who take it. Luckily or not, not much has come out of those multiple researches. However, there’s a theory why it may happen in rare cases.

PDE5 inhibitors work dilating the blood vessels around the penile area and increasing the flow of blood to the male’s reproductive organ. But the chemical also improves the flow of blood to the arteries of the heart. The outcome is the following: the blood flow increases randomly in male’s body. The flow of blood to ears increases, too. In very rare cases this may lead to hearing loss, which is mostly temporary or partial. As to the permanent one, cases haven’t been reported yet.

Laboratory Studies on Deafness-Viagra Relation

The participants were only mice divided into separate groups. During 105 days some of them were given high doses of Sildenafil Citrate, while others weren’t given any PDE5 inhibitors and were treated as a control group.

Before starting the research all mice were tested in different ways (otoacoustic emissions and auditory brainstem responses included). High doses of Viagra added to the increase of the hearing threshold shift of the brainstem responses. As to the otoacoustic emissions, they were different between the control group of mice and the high-dose one.

What was the scientific conclusion? The research showed that very high doses of Viagra administered during a long treatment course led to hearing loss in most mice. The question is whether the same results can occur in females. There are no clear answers, BUT most researchers provide one vivid example: a 45-year old male with ED developed hearing loss after administering 50 mg of Viagra daily during two weeks.

 There is no one clear answer whether Viagra can/cannot cause hearing loss in human. The evidence shows that the incidence is very low. Yet still, more researches are expected in the nearest future.

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Symptoms of Viagra-Triggered Hearing Loss

Knowing the basic symptoms allows you being sure when the problem occurs. Whenever any of these symptoms appear, seek professional medical help immediately!

1. Trouble hearing sounds in high notes (a child’s and/or female’s voice). This is a definite indicator of problems;
2. Your relatives and friends say you have hearing problems more often than usually. The condition is gradual, so you can hardly notice it. If your neighbors, co-workers, friends or relatives tell you such things, you need to have your hearing checked immediately;
3. Trouble hearing in spacious rooms due to produced echoes, like those in auditoriums;
4. Trouble hearing in background noise: it is also called the earliest stage of hearing loss that is the most obvious in the background noise;
5. Turning the volume of the TV or MP3 player up and up. If your volume preferences change gradually, they may be the signs of hearing difficulties.

These symptoms don’t appear after the very first administration of PDE5 inhibitors. They occur only when you have being taken the ED medication for a long time or regardless of doctor’s prescription. Please, ask your doctor more about possible hearing complications in your case BEFORE and not AFTER you start the Viagra treatment course.

Preventing Hearing Loss During and After Viagra Administration

There are not many recommendations that can be provided as the matter is not well-studied yet. But, if you are a regular user of Viagra/Levitra/Cialis/Kamagra or any other PDE5 inhibitor, you need to follow all the recommendations and prescriptions of your healthcare provider. Be sure that a specialist knows more about possible risks than you do.

This simple rule will help avoid any hearing-related complications as well as many other side effects. Try and see.

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