Viagra leads to hearing loss

If you prefer a sex life with a soundtrack, stay away from dangerous erectile dysfunction pills.

 A whopping one out of three men who take Viagra and similar sex meds suffer from more than just erection problems-- they're also battling hearing loss, according to a new study.

I guess foreplay is getting louder... and not in a good way.

Researchers looked at data on 1,525 men 40 years old and older, and found that one out of every six reported some form of hearing loss. But patients who were taking sex meds like Viagra had double the risk--with a third of them reporting hearing loss, according to the study in the journal Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery.

That confirms research in mice, which found that high doses of Viagra damaged hearing in the rodents. It also confirms something men have been complaining about since these drugs first reached the market.

And it's not just the type of deafness that only seems to affect men around their wives, especially when she has a list of errands or complaints.

In fact, the FDA has received dozens of reports of hearing loss in men who use these meds--enough that many of these drugs have been forced to carry a warning about the possibility since 2007.

But this study is the first to put a real number on the problem... and it's a pretty big number.

Viagra seemed to have the strongest links to hearing loss-- but the researchers say it may be because more men take it.

Fortunately, sex meds aren't the only way to light your love life. They're not even the best way, because in addition to hearing loss, these drugs have been linked to vision problems, breathing difficulties and more-- including a painful, dangerous and potentially deadly erection that won't go away.

If you're overweight and having sex problems, the first step to bedroom satisfaction is getting your waistline back under control. All that extra fat can give your body an estrogen boost, which doesn't exactly help men in that all- important region below that expanding waistline.

Obesity and circulatory problems can also kill erections.

That's why many overweight men who suffer from sexual problems find that those issues vanish along with the pounds, no drugs needed.

If you're already at an ideal weight and having sex problems, you might need some testosterone. Talk to a naturopath who knows how to use safe, natural hormones to get your body back on track.

You can do it right, or you can take those dangerous pills –-and learn to live with a lot of silence.

That's not the only sex drug in the news. Big Pharma is still looking for the female Viagra. Keep reading!