Monday, June 24, 2013

A Sudden Loss of Hearing or Vision

A somewhat accurate depiction...
So, as many of you know, I watch a lot of televised baseball and football. That means I see a lot of commercials targeted at predominantly male audiences, including a fair number of commercials for erectile dysfunction medications.
I've noted that the narrator always says to contact your doctor if you "experience a sudden loss of hearing or vision." 

Dreaded dinosaur affliction...
That would seem like good advice regardless of whether you're taking Cialis or any other medication (for ED or anything else).
However, I have to wonder if one would know if that sudden loss of hearing or vision was due to the medication or just a consequence of what *always* happens to men when they have an...uh...well, you get the picture. Men aren't known for their exceptional hearing or vision when the lieutenant is steering the ship, if you know what I mean. 
So, a sudden loss of faculties might just seem like par for the course to some men.
Of course, this line of thinking has reminded me of one of my all-time favorite Facebook posts about how the little ones in our midst don't always hear things exactly as we think they do. I can't decide what would be more difficult as a parent: explaining ED to one of my kids or hiding my amusement if one of my kids thought that the advertisement was for a medication targeted at dinosaurs. I am quite in touch with my sense of humor, so it's quite possible I'd find myself rolling around on the ground laughing.

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