Age: 65.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Audiogram abnormal, Deafness neurosensory, Deafness unilateral, Influenza like illness, Magnetic resonance imaging head normal
Clinical narrative: After four days of flu-like symptoms which began on evening of second Pfizer vaccine experienced hearing loss and Tinnitus.Diagnosis: sudden right-sided hearing loss and tinnitus (ICD-H91.20 and ICD; After four days of flu-like symptoms which began on evening of second Pfizer vaccine experienced hearing loss and Tinnitus.Diagnosis: sudden right-sided hearing loss and tinnitus (ICD-H91.20 and ICD; After four days of flu-like symptoms which began on evening of second Pfizer vaccine experienced hearing loss and Tinnitus.Diagnosis: sudden right-sided hearing loss and tinnitus (ICD-H91.20 and ICD; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer. A 65-years-old non-pregnant female patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, Solution for injection; Batch/Lot Number: EL3247), dose 2 via an unspecified route of administration in left arm on 16Feb2021 at 14:00 (at the age of 65-years-old) as second dose, single for COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included thyroid cancer and diverticulitis. Concomitant medications included liothyronine sodium (CYTOMEL), levothyroxine sodium (SYNTHYROID), bupropion (BUPROPION). The patient had no known allergies. Prior to vaccination, the patient was not diagnosed with COVID-19. The patient previously received first dose of bnt162b2 (Lot number: EL1284) in left arm on 26Jan2021 at 02:00 PM for COVID-19 immunization. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. On 16Feb2021 at 19:00 PM, after four days of flu-like symptoms which began on evening of second Pfizer vaccine, patient experienced hearing loss and tinnitus. Diagnosis was sudden right-sided hearing loss and tinnitus (icd-h91.20 and icd-h93.11). The adverse event result in doctor or other healthcare professional office/clinic visit. Primary Care Doctor, 04Mar2021 prescribed ZPAC and asked if no improvement see ENT. There was no improvement, hence ENT Appointment on18Mar2021, doctor prescribed high dose Prednisone beginning with 60 mg for five days and titration after from 18Mar2021 to 08Apr2021. Also conducted audiological evaluation which indicated moderate to severe Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SNHL) in right ear. Ordered MRI with contrast. There was other ENT Appointments with Dr on 25Mar2021, 06Apr2021 and 10May21. Second Opinion ENT with Dr. who conducted audiologic evaluation and performed prednisone injection into right ear on 12May2021. Follow-up ENT appointment with Dr. on 09Jun2021 in which he referred her to an Otolaryngologists, Dr. who said cochlear implant was the solution. The patient received treatment with ZPAC, Prednisone 20 days and ear injection steroid. Since the vaccination, the patient had been tested for COVID-19. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included audiological evaluation: moderate to severe Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SNHL) in right ear on an unspecified date of Mar2021; PCR: negative on 11-JUN-2021 and Antigen: Nasal Swab: Negative on 19Jun2021. The outcome of the event was not recovered.