Age: 70.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Acoustic stimulation tests abnormal, Deafness unilateral, Magnetic resonance imaging normal
Clinical narrative: hearing loss/ lost total hearing in left ear; They thought it was an infection; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer or other non-healthcare professional via Medical information team. A 70-years-old male patient received second dose of bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH covid-19 vaccine, solution for injection, Lot Number: EN6203), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in Right arm (right shoulder) on 20Mar2021 (70-year-old at the time of vaccination) as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included ongoing heart valve replacement about 5-6 years ago, had a heart problem in past from an unknown date and unknown if ongoing. The patient concomitant medications included Warfarin (WARFARIN) every day and 6 other pills everyday. Takes a series of medicines since his heart valve replacement. The patient previously received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH covid-19 vaccine, solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: EL9266), via an unspecified route of administration, administered in right shoulder on 27Feb2021 (at the age of 70-years-old) as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. The patient previously received Flu shots (FLU VACCINE VII) for unknown indication on an unspecified date and had no problems with vaccines in past, Pneumonia vaccine (PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINE) for unknown indication on an unspecified date and the patient had No problems with vaccines in past. The patient also received Shingles shot (SHINGRIX) for unknown indication on an unspecified date and patient do not have problems with vaccines in past. No other vaccines given the same day and no problems with vaccines in past. On unspecified date on Mar2021, one week after he got the second vaccine, that Monday morning he had lost total hearing in his left ear and he is not actually saying it came from that, but he does not know that. Now, they are coming around with the booster and he is very reluctant about taking it and does not know what to do because he does not want to loose his hearing again. Wants to know if there are any other reports of people loosing their hearing directly after getting the second vaccine shot. Since he went to his regular doctor directly after that he also went to an ENT specialist in withheld. Since then he had to get a $3,000 set of hearing aids so he can hear. The doctor put him on an antibiotic for 7-8 days or something like that and it didn't do a single thing, On an unspecified date on 2021, they thought it was an infection. Again, mentions that it didn't do anything and he called back up to the doctor's office and they set up an appointment with the ENT and he went there on the 08Apr2021. The reporter asking if there are reports of hearing loss with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine as he is concerned if he should get the booster shot. He had hearing loss in his left ear and wanted to know if he should still get the booster. He also mentioned that his wife read several reports about this. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of hearing loss/ lost total hearing in left ear, they thought it was an infection. The outcome of event hearing loss/ lost total hearing in left ear was not recovered and other event was unknown.