Labeling changes have been approved for erectile dysfunction drugs such as Generic Cialis, Generic Levitra, and Generic Viagra, to display the potential risk of sudden hearing loss in a more prominent fashion. The FDA plans to require the same changes for Revatio, which is used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

The FDA asked for the label revisions after a small number of patients taking these drugs reported sudden hearing loss, sometimes accompanied by ringing in the ears and dizziness.
Patients taking Cialis drug, Levitra drug, or Viagra drug who experience sudden hearing loss should immediately stop taking the drug and should seek prompt medical attention.

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Taken from the name Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, aphrodisiacs are things that are believed to contain elements that increase sexual desire in the holder or consumer. Aphrodisiacs may come in the form of foods, herbs, items or drugs. People have used items that they believed contained aphrodisiacal properties for thousands of years.

Most items that are supposed to have aphrodisiacal qualities aren’t anything more than placebos, based on looks or taste or superstitions. Still, despite the numerous of these false aphrodisiacs there doesn’t mean there are ones that don’t work. The idea holds true – there are some items that can make you ready for sex in a way that you just weren’t before.

Oftentimes, a new fruit or food or item would have been considered an aphrodisiac, simply because it was seen as exotic. We couldn’t imagine potatoes seen as something to feed your lover to rev them up now, would we? But that’s exactly what Europeans thought.

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