One of the most amusing Viagra adverts I have seen yet.

From the Health News section of the online Telegraph, the following article demonstrates that even doctors do not bother reading the side effects information provided with every single pack of the drugs :

Viagra could make you deaf, doctors have warned.

Viagra and similar impotence drugs have been linked to hundreds of cases of sudden hearing loss around the world, including some in the UK.

Doctors have begun to warn that the drugs could damage users’ hearing after a spate of people in the US with auditory problems.

Experts, including some from Charing Cross, Stoke Mandeville and Royal Marsden hospitals, were so concerned by the claims that they demanded an investigation from official watchdogs across three continents.

Yes, something must be done immediatelyto help those poor unfortunates who have trouble both reading and getting wood.

From drugs.com (which is generally very reliable in reproducing the side effects listed on the printed information leaflets) we have this for Viagra :

Consumer Information

Seek medical attention right away if any of these SEVERE side effects occur when using Viagra:

Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); chest pain; fainting; fast or irregular heartbeat; memory loss; numbness of an arm or leg; one-sided weakness; painful or prolonged erection; ringing in the ears; seizure; severe or persistent dizziness; severe or persistent vision changes; sudden decrease or loss of hearing; sudden decrease or loss of vision in one or both eyes.

Professional Information

Special Senses: sudden decrease or loss of hearing, mydriasis, conjunctivitis, photophobia, tinnitus, eye pain, ear pain, eye hemorrhage, cataract, dry eyes.

I wonder just what press release the Telegraph was recycling when they went ahead and printed what is in effect a non-story?

There will probably also be a rush of people along to the ambulance chasing lawyers to get their claim in for something they would have been warned about if they had bothered to read the little piece of paper which they discarded in their hurry to get a stiffie.

For once with a Viagra related story, I don’t think this one will stand up in court!