FDA to warn Viagra (and other impotence drugs) users of hearing loss

[onehandle]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON - Viagra and other impotence drugs are about to bear new warnings that users may experience sudden hearing loss.

It's not clear that the drugs truly trigger hearing loss, but the Food and Drug Administration decided Thursday to add a warning about the possible risk after counting 29 reports of the problem since 1996 among users of this family of medicines.

The impotence drugs Viagra, Cialis and Levitra will bear the warnings. So will Revatio, a drug for pulmonary hypertension, which contains the same ingredient as Viagra.

Viagra's label already mentioned hearing loss as a possibility, because a few cases were reported during initial testing of that drug. But given that hearing loss is a risk of advancing age and certain conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease, that can lead to impotence, it wasn't clear if the link was real.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071018/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/viagra_warning_2

[AngryAmish]

1. What?

[EST]

2. Don't forget your glasses...

[Massachusetts]

10. Huh?

[AngryAmish]

11. Can't hear you.

You gotta speak up!

[lazyriver]

3. Didn't Limpballs have a hearing problem?

[gorekerrydreamticket]

8. and Don Imus?

n/m

[pattmarty]

9. Ya beat me to it!!!!!!

[BadGimp]

4. There is something to this

Studies have shown that men do experience difficulty hearing under the effects of Viagra. In particular when a man has a full on erection the word "no" is particularly hard to hear.

[raccoon]

6. Correct, but that's true even if the man isn't taking Viagra. nt

[dipsydoodle]

5. Pardon ?

:rofl:

[EV_Ares]

7. Do you suppose that is the reason Limbaugh cannot hear the calling

of change in this country?

[LeftHander]

12. What did you say?

Sorry can't hear you... did you say, "I have a loner."?

:blush:

Oh...I guess I do.

[truthisfreedom]

13. Ack! Another massive potential lawsuit. I need my ears for my work...

Lucky me I've never tried these drugs.

[David Zephyr]

14. FDA WARNING: STOP IT OR YOU'LL GO DEAF.

n/t

[librechik]

15. wait, I thought you go blind...

boy o boy, you guys better be careful.

I SAID YOU BOYS BETTER BE...

oh, never mind.

[0007]

16. Could you repeat that please?

[nutshell2002]

17. Double whammy for Rush

Both Vicodin & Viagra can cause hearing loss