Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Condition aggravated, Dysgeusia, Parosmia
Clinical narrative: smoke smell noticeably decreased but a new smell developed in its place/a smell that is more difficult to label/describing it as soured olive oil; everything I eat tastes like soured oil/can taste nothing however spicy, nor anything that is savory; new smell was much more problematic, because now, everything she ate tasted like soured oil; This is a spontaneous report received from a contactable reporter (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient.  A 60 year-old female patient (not pregnant) received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left, administration date 08Apr2021 16:00 (Batch/Lot number: unknown) as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunization. Relevant medical history included: "clogged, full-feeling, ear" (ongoing), notes: Since before the first vaccine, treated for a clogged, full-feeling, ear, treatment ongoing. Concomitant medication included: MUCINEX taken for ear discomfort (ongoing). Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (Dose 1; administration time: 04:00 AM, vaccine location: Right arm), administration date: 18Mar2021, for COVID-19 immunization, reactions: "constant sense of smelling smoke", "smell was so strong that at times, she could even taste it". The following information was reported: PAROSMIA (non-serious) with onset 09Apr2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "smoke smell noticeably decreased but a new smell developed in its place/a smell that is more difficult to label/describing it as soured olive oil"; DYSGEUSIA (non-serious) with onset 09Apr2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "everything I eat tastes like soured oil/can taste nothing however spicy, nor anything that is savory"; CONDITION AGGRAVATED (non-serious) with onset 09Apr2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "new smell was much more problematic, because now, everything she ate tasted like soured oil". Therapeutic measures were not taken as a result of parosmia, dysgeusia, condition aggravated. Additional information: The patient had no other vaccine in four weeks. She did not have COVID prior to vaccination and was not COVID tested post vaccination. She had no known allergies. Since before the first vaccine, the patient have been treated for a clogged, full-feeling, ear. Treatment is ongoing and includes taking Mucinex, allergy pills, nose spray and a nasal saline rinse. After the first vaccine, the patient developed a constant sense of smelling smoke. This smell was so strong that at times, she could even taste it. This continued the entire 3 weeks until the 2nd vaccine. After the second vaccine, the smoke smell noticeably decreased, disappearing the 2nd day after the 2nd vaccine. But a new smell developed in its place; a smell that was more difficult to label. The patient was describing it as soured olive oil. This new smell was much more problematic, because now, everything she ate tasted like soured oil. The patient did an experiment: Since those who sell perfume clear their sense of smell with a sachet of coffee beans, she took a whiff of some ground coffee but it only smelled like a stronger version of the sour oil. She could taste nothing however spicy, nor anything that was savory. It all tasted like the dull, almost rancid taste of oil. Since there was no third vaccine to change the patient's smell/taste, she asked how long should she expect this condition last.  No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.