Truvada and Hearing loss - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Hearing loss is reported as a side effect among people who take Truvada (emtricitabine; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate), especially for people who are male, 40-49 old, have been taking the drug for 5 - 10 years also take Norvir, and have High blood pressure.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Hearing loss when taking Truvada. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 75,548 people who have side effects when taking Truvada from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Truvada?

Truvada has active ingredients of emtricitabine; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate. It is often used in hiv infection. eHealthMe is studying from 76,246 Truvada users. Check the latest studies of Truvada.

What is Hearing loss?

Hearing loss is found to be associated with 1,357 drugs and 2,388 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Hearing loss.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

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On Aug, 30, 2026

75,548 people reported to have side effects when taking Truvada.
Among them, 29 people (0.04%) have Hearing loss.

Among these 29 people:

How long have people been on Truvada when they have Hearing loss? *

What is the gender of people who have Hearing loss when taking Truvada? *

female: 15.38 %
male: 84.62 %

What is the age of people who have Hearing loss when taking Truvada? *

What are other drugs people take besides Truvada? *

What are other side effects people have besides Hearing loss? *

Pain: 8 people, 27.59%
Weight Decreased: 6 people, 20.69%
Tinnitus (a ringing in the ears): 6 people, 20.69%
Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable): 5 people, 17.24%
Emotional Distress: 5 people, 17.24%
Major Depression (a mood state that goes well beyond temporarily feeling sad or blue. it is a serious medical illness that affects one's thoughts, feelings): 5 people, 17.24%
Stress And Anxiety: 5 people, 17.24%
Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 5 people, 17.24%
Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 4 people, 13.79%
Headache (pain in head): 4 people, 13.79%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

High Blood Pressure: 4 people, 13.79%
Pain: 3 people, 10.34%
Multiple Myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells): 3 people, 10.34%
Asthma: 2 people, 6.90%
Cough: 2 people, 6.90%
Mycobacterial Infection: 2 people, 6.90%
Erosive Oesophagitis (acid reflux disease can cause tissue damage in the oesophagus over time): 2 people, 6.90%
Fungal Infection: 2 people, 6.90%
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 2 people, 6.90%
Hepatic Cirrhosis (chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis, scar tissue): 1 person, 3.45%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Truvada:

Truvada (76,246 reports)

Hearing loss treatments and more:

Hearing loss (30,352 reports)

How severe was Hearing loss and when was it recovered:

Hearing loss in Truvada

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of emtricitabine; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate:

Hearing loss and drugs with ingredients of emtricitabine; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (38 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Truvada:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Hearing loss:

Hearing loss (1,357 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Hearing loss:

Hearing loss (2,388 conditions)

Related publications that referenced our studies

Gupta SK, Shwetank B, "Reversible bilateral sensori-neural hearing loss due to olanzapine in a male suffering from bipolar affective disorder", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2014 Jan .
Gupta SK, Shwetank B, "Reversible bilateral sensori-neural hearing loss due to olanzapine in a male suffering from bipolar affective disorder", Indian journal of pharmacology, 2014 Jan .

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on emtricitabine; tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (the active ingredients of Truvada) and Truvada (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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