Cialis and tinnitus

It's a rarely report side effect. Stop the med and see the doc for an evaluation.

Sudden hearing loss has been reported for all the ED meds.

Many causes for tinnitus; for instance see
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tinnitus/symptoms-causes/syc-20350156

You also might want to see an ear specialist to see what kind of tinnitus you have. Perhaps there will be a solution for you. Mine, unfortunately, won't go away.

I have a slight case of tinnitus, with no known cause or cure. not unlike PCa ;-)

If you're taking Cialis for erections, it would be a tough decision to quit. I have read that generic substitutes for Cialis have a higher probability of causing tinnitus.

In my case, it was probably the less than ideal helmets the Air Force issued us flying high performance aircraft in the 'old days'. Sorry, no disability rating, I suspect ;-)

I've had it in both ears for the past 40+ years due to numerous ear infections and 3 ear surgeries over those years. I've gotten used to it and I don't even think about it until it's mentioned or I read about it. As soon as I read the title of this post I began to hear it......and in a short while I'll automatically ignore it as is always the case. For me, it's just background noise that I've grown accustomed to and it doesn't bother me a bit. I know this isn't the case for many tinnitus victims, so I guess I should consider myself lucky in that sense.

Had RALP in 2010. Uro suggested I jumpstart ED recovery with Viagra about 2 weeks after my operation.

about a week after starting taking Viagra, I noticed tinnitus in both ears. Coincidence, probably not since Viagra was the only med I was taking.

A few months later I mentioned this to my primary care doctor during my regular yearly checkup and he seemed skeptical that Viagra was the cause. So I went to the Viagra site, found the side effects and 'hearing damage' was one of the mentioned side effects even though tinnitus wasn't specifically mentioned.

I partially blame myself because I also experienced other side effects from Viagra immediately such as the blue tinted vision and congestion, but kept taking Viagra for another week or two since I thought it was something I just had to endure. Instead I should have stopped taking Viagra at the onset of the first side effect.

Also, I have a couple of friends who had RALPS, have tinnitis and took Viagra. I mentioned my tinnitus to both and the connection to Viagra and one of them said something like "come to think of it, my tinnitus started about the time I started Viagra".

I think there are two issues that may make the tinnitus side effect under reported:
1) The person who gets tinnitus doesn't think to associate it with Viagra.
2) No accurate way for the general public to easily report side effects so data can be collected. In my case and probably countless others, the manufacturer never finds out the true numbers of customers experiencing side effects.

Fauntleroy said...
Going on 8 years, left ear only, prior to treatment, so not med related, had it checked out for possible tumor, they couldn't find anything.
High pitched frequency all the ******** time, with no cure.

You can learn to live with it, meditation helps. Some say cognitive behavioral therapy helps. If my attention is elsewhere it is not too bad, if I concentrate on it, it becomes a problem.

I have had it in both ears after 10 years in music business and lifetime riding motorcycles. At a normal checkup my doc was mentoring a resident, when I mentioned it she said some have found relief by wearing noise canceling headphones whenever it’s convenient. It really works, in the beginning it’s amazing how the brain processes the silence, not pleasant, but after adjustment makes a difference.