Hi, I'm 29 years old and have recently developed tinnitus (since July 2020).
I've been taking Sildenafil on and off for years, and have experienced some temporary tinnitus from taking it in the past which has always gone away within a week after taking it.
I'm a gas engineer and have religiously gone to the gym since I was 18, so I live an active and healthy life. Unfortunately this year due to COVID-19 lockdown I was put on furlough for 6 months. I was less active during this time than normal, but I still made an effort to workout from home and go for a short daily walk. I also kept my body fat percentage roughly the same. At the time my tinnitus started I was taking Sildenafil at 100mg approximately 3 times per week.
After a couple of weeks of the tinnitus starting I switched to a lower dose of another ED drug (Vardenafil 10mg), but the tinnitus still remains.
I would say when it started the tinnitus was around 5/10, but now it has reduced to around 3/10. The day after taking ED drugs seems to worsen it slightly to a 4/10, but it returns to 3/10 the following fay usually. The longest period I have had since it started without ED drugs is 16 days, but it still remains at a noise level of 2-3/10. I haven't taken Sildenafil in nearly 3 months now, but have been taking Vardenafil instead.
Is this permanent? Has anyone experienced this from ED drugs? Did a long term break from them fix it?
I'm thinking about trying a long period without taking the drugs, but that would mean putting stress on my relationship by asking my girlfriend to go without sex for a long period.
I've been taking Sildenafil on and off for years, and have experienced some temporary tinnitus from taking it in the past which has always gone away within a week after taking it.
I'm a gas engineer and have religiously gone to the gym since I was 18, so I live an active and healthy life. Unfortunately this year due to COVID-19 lockdown I was put on furlough for 6 months. I was less active during this time than normal, but I still made an effort to workout from home and go for a short daily walk. I also kept my body fat percentage roughly the same. At the time my tinnitus started I was taking Sildenafil at 100mg approximately 3 times per week.
After a couple of weeks of the tinnitus starting I switched to a lower dose of another ED drug (Vardenafil 10mg), but the tinnitus still remains.
I would say when it started the tinnitus was around 5/10, but now it has reduced to around 3/10. The day after taking ED drugs seems to worsen it slightly to a 4/10, but it returns to 3/10 the following fay usually. The longest period I have had since it started without ED drugs is 16 days, but it still remains at a noise level of 2-3/10. I haven't taken Sildenafil in nearly 3 months now, but have been taking Vardenafil instead.
Is this permanent? Has anyone experienced this from ED drugs? Did a long term break from them fix it?
I'm thinking about trying a long period without taking the drugs, but that would mean putting stress on my relationship by asking my girlfriend to go without sex for a long period.
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