say what?

viagra/levitra and cialis are PDE-5 inhibitors the have some rare side effects including vision and hearing changes.  most people who take these drugs tolerate them just fine but it is important to know about side effects before starting a new medication.  I spend a few minutes discussing medications with patients especially if they haven’t taken them before…

Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitor Use and Hearing Impairment

Gerald McGwin Jr, MS, PhD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010;136(5):488-492.

Current warnings regarding the risk of hearing loss related to PDE-5i use seems to be justified. However, the cross-sectional nature of the current study provides only limited insight regarding this relationship, and thus additional research is warranted.