Age: 83.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Impaired work ability, Magnetic resonance imaging head, Malaise, Pain in extremity, Tinnitus
Clinical narrative: I lost the hearing in my left earon March 4 three days after receiving the 2nd shot of Moderna vaccine, See details below:  Report of adverse reaction (hearing loss) following second injection of COVID-19 vaccine on March 1, 2021.  I believe I have had a bad reaction from the second COVID-19 vaccination, which occurred on March 1 at  Three days after the injection I could not hear through my left ear. The vaccine identification is: Moderna vaccine, 2nd dose, 3/01/21, Lot#: 006M20A  The sequence of events to date (3/14/21) is as follows:  Mar 1, Mon:      I received the second Moderna vaccination at  Retirement Community. No reaction. Ran 2 miles in the afternoon.   Mar 2, Tues:      Felt slightly ill. Headache. No energy. Vaccination arm very sore. Did not feel well enough to work at my desk or to run.  Mar 3, Wed:      Felt better. Worked as volunteer at  vaccination clinic, but tired easily. Did not run afterwards. In the evening, noticed some hearing difficulties in left ear, including greatly increased tinnitus.  Mar 4, Thur:      Awakened in morning with no hearing in left ear, and growing diminishment of hearing in right ear. No running.  Mar 5, Fri:          No hearing in left ear and diminished hearing in right ear. Tinnitus level high. Called my otolaryngologist; doctor not available; scheduled appointment for March 16. Visited Urgent Care; physician assistant found no obvious problem. Visited  Clinic;  (my primary care physician) not available; nurse practitioner advised me to wait to see Dr.  on Mar 8 at my scheduled annual wellness checkup. Ran 2 miles.  Mar 6, Sat:         No hearing in left ear. Right ear continues to lose hearing. Ran 2 miles.  Mar 7, Sun:        Left ear deaf. Right ear hearing is poor and distorted. No running  Mar 8, Mon: Left ear deaf. Right ear hearing is deteriorating. Had difficulties understanding speech. Reported hearing problem to Dr.  at my annual wellness exam. She said I should report it to FDA. I requested that she do so because I had some difficulty in trying to make the report. She prescribed Mirtazapine for several concurrent health issues. Ran 2 miles.  Mar 9, Tue:  Met with Dr.  (otolaryngology) and Dr.  (audiologist). A hearing test showed left ear functionally deaf and right ear poor as before. Given order for a head MRI and prescription for prednisone and instructed to return in two weeks. Dr.  urged me to report problem to the CDC. Ran 2 miles.  Mar 10, Wed: Hearing problems as before. Deaf in left ear and hear with difficulty in right ear. Tinnitus very loud. No running. Tried to send report to CDC/VAERS (email not successful).  Mar 11, Thur: Started 20 mg of prednisone; within 6 hours hearing began to slowly return in left ear. Ran 2 miles.  Mar 12, Fri:  Hearing in left ear returned to 70-80% of normal and right ear improved also. Had head MRI in evening. No running.  Mar 13, Sat: Hearing continued to improve in both ears. Tinnitus remained loud. Ran 3 miles.  Mar 14, Sun: Hearing has plateaued in both ears, although TV audio seemed a bit muffled. No running.   Mar 15 onwards:   Awaiting lab results of head MRI. Next appointment with Dr.  is March 23. (End of report)