Age: 68.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Acoustic stimulation tests, Asthenia, Balance disorder, Chondrocalcinosis, Deafness
Clinical narrative: Weak; Hearing loss; Pseudogout; Ear blown up, inflamed; Has affected his balance; he lost like 35 pounds; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP), Program ID.  A 69-year-old male patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), on 19Dec2021 as dose 3 (booster), single (Lot number: 3313081A) at the age of 68 years, in left arm for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's relevant medical history included: "Diabetes" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: husband had condition for quite long time goes to doctor regularly its controlled.; "Stent in heart" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: her husband stents placed few years ago. he goes to doctor regularly its controlled; "Stent in heart" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: states her husband stents placed few years ago. he goes to doctor regularly its controlled. Concomitant medication(s) included: INFLUENZA VACCINE taken for immunisation as dose number unknown, single. Vaccination history included: BNT162b2 (1st Pfizer Covid Vaccine: Received by caller husband 6Mar21; Lot no: EN6199; NDC, Exp: unk; adm in left arm.), administration date: 06Mar2021, when the patient was 67-year-old, for Covid-19 immunization, reaction(s): "Weak", "Ear blown up, inflamed", "Not feeling well", "Hearing loss", "Pseudogout", "Has affected his balance", "he lost like 35 pounds"; BNT162b2 (2nd Pfizer Covid Vaccine: Received by caller husband 27Mar21; Lot no: ER3737; NDC, Exp Date: unk; adm in left arm.), administration date: 27Mar2021, when the patient was 67-year-old, for Covid-19 immunization, reaction(s): "Hearing loss", "Weak", "Ear blown up, inflamed", "Not feeling well", "he lost like 35 pounds", "Pseudogout", "Has affected his balance". The following information was reported: EAR INFLAMMATION (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Ear blown up, inflamed"; BALANCE DISORDER (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Has affected his balance"; DEAFNESS (medically significant) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Hearing loss"; CHONDROCALCINOSIS PYROPHOSPHATE (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Pseudogout"; ASTHENIA (hospitalization) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "Weak"; WEIGHT DECREASED (non-serious) with onset 2021, outcome "unknown", described as "he lost like 35 pounds". The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: Acoustic stimulation tests: Lost hearing in one ear; 50% in the other ear;, notes: Unit: Not Provided; Weight: he lost like 35 pounds.  Clinical course: Transferring agent states that the caller was calling on behalf of her husband. Her husband got the Covid 19 Vaccine last March and after that he started to lose his hearing. The caller also mentioned that her husband took the Booster dose last December and one of her husband's ears was having problems also. Caller comes onto the line and verifies information received from the transferring agent. Caller states that it all started when her husband got the first vaccine in March of 2021. States that her husband was fine before that. After that, he started not feeling well then it started with his ear. His ear was blown up half the size of the other ear. They went to the ENT, and they weren't sure what it was, so they did different tests. They found that the caller's husband had lost hearing completely in that particular ear and the other ear was at like fifty percent. He's losing more and more per the caller. Caller states her husband then ended up in the hospital. States that her husband had the second shot, then he was in the hospital because he had gotten so weak. Caller states that her husband had to quit working. States that he was so weak he had slipped and fell on his knee. Caller states that her husband was diagnosed with Pseudogout in the hospital. He was so weak that he ended up in the nursing home after that for like a month. Caller states that her husband was getting to the point now that he can hardly hear, even with his hearing aids. Caller states that it has also affected her husband's balance, he was going to a specialist on 31Oct2022 to take some tests and see what they can do for that. Caller states that her husband won't get another shot. They know there was another booster, but he said he was not getting anymore. Caller states that their daughter in law sent them an article about the Pfizer Vaccine and people losing their hearing. State that it said something, she thinks like 167 or so people; uncertain about the number of people affected per the article and no further information provided related to them. Caller states that her husband was wondering how he can be added to those statistics. Caller states that it was best to contact her anyway and not her husband's phone as he cannot hear well enough for the phone. Caller states that she does not have her husband's ENT's information available. She just knows. Caller provides name and phone number for her husband's Primary Doctor. Mailing address, fax number, email address are unknown. Not feeling well: States that this occurred right after the first dose of the vaccine. Ear blown up, inflamed: Unable to provide exact date for this particular event. Caller states that it took them a while to get an ENT appointment, it was around May or Jun2021 that they went to the ENT and her husband's ear was inflamed then. Hearing loss: Caller states that they don't really know when this started occurring either. States that they had to wait on the ENT appointment to take the tests to see how much hearing her husband had actually lost. Weak: Caller states that her husband was so weak, does not have dates. States that he was so weak he slipped and fell on his knee. Caller verifies that her husband was admitted to the hospital for this but doesn't recall dates or how long he was admitted. After his hospitalization the caller's husband was sent to the nursing home for rehab for about a month. Pseudogout: While admitted to the hospital the caller's husband had some fluid removed from his knee and was diagnosed with pseudogout. Caller states that the pseudogout just took hold of her husband. It took over his whole body, he lost like 35 pounds, and he was so weak that was why he had to go to the nursing home for rehab. Caller states that she does not have all of the paperwork for her husband in front of her at this time, she only knows that the events mostly occurred in the same time frame between May and July of 2021. Additional Vaccines Administered on Same Date of the Pfizer Suspect: Unknown; caller states that she knows her husband received a flu shot, but date and lot number for that flu shot are unknown by the caller. Prior Vaccinations (within 4 weeks) If applicable, list any other vaccinations within four weeks prior to the first administration date of the suspect vaccine(s): Unknown; caller states that she knows her husband received a flu shot, but date and lot number for that flu shot are unknown by the caller.; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-202201253303 same patient, same product/AE and different dose;