Age: 58.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Tinnitus
Clinical narrative: the tingling down her face from her ear; she is not well; She is not even eating; ringing in the ears; facial pain; pain in both ears; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team.  A 58 year-old female patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm left (Batch/Lot number: unknown) at the age of 58 years as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. The patient had no relevant medical history. There were no concomitant medications. The following information was reported: TINNITUS (non-serious) with onset Nov2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "ringing in the ears"; FACIAL PAIN (non-serious) with onset Nov2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "facial pain"; EAR PAIN (non-serious) with onset Nov2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "pain in both ears"; PARAESTHESIA (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "the tingling down her face from her ear"; MALAISE (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "she is not well"; EATING DISORDER (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "She is not even eating". The events "ringing in the ears", "facial pain", "pain in both ears", "the tingling down her face from her ear", "she is not well" and "she is not even eating" were evaluated at the physician office visit. Additional information: The reporter stated his wife experienced facial pain, pain in both ears, and ringing in the ears after receiving the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine. He wanted to know whether it goes away and how long will it last. He asked for legal information as well and had threatened a law suit. He says that his wife went to the doctor last week and the doctor said that one of the side effects from the vaccine was ringing in the ears, which is called tinnitus, and ear pain and his wife has tingling down the face. Those are side effects of the vaccine. His wife's side effects may go away or they may not go away, she may have to live like this. She has another appointment today at 3:00. Between the noise and the pain in her ears and the tingling down her face from her ear she is not well. She has never had this before. It took a month, well maybe a month and a few weeks for this to start and it started last week. It took a month and a few weeks to kick in, that usually doesn't happen. He was concerned When they came out with these vaccines, didn't they test anybody or anything or did they just say okay get it, go get the jab. he adds that one ear is worse than the other, she has ear pain, ringing in the ear or tinnitus. He also has that but he has had that for 15 years, he took the vaccine and nothing happened for him. Her doctor said that's side effects from the vaccine she only took one shot. She is on prednisone and is going to be on that for a few weeks and she can't take the 2nd vaccine for a month with that and her job is saying that she has to take it. Weight: She is between 138 pounds and 142 pounds. She is not even eating because she is freaking out. She is going for the 2nd time to the ENT doctor and she went last week but she is going again today for her 2nd evaluation and to get more steroids and maybe try the steroids again. she had the 1st shot about a month and 3 or 2 weeks ago, she had the 1st shot a little under 2 months ago. Then this started with the pain last week and she went to the ENT doctor and now she is going again. The doctor said that's one of the side effects with the Pfizer COVID vaccine. Confirmed that the side effects began in Nov2021 and they are ongoing. he says that since she took the prednisone pack she felt a little bit better with the pain but then after she finished the prednisone pack the next day or two days afterwards it started all over again. The ear pain and the ringing are still there. she only had the 1st shot because the doctor said not to get the 2nd shot because of the prednisone. Plus she is going to get another stronger pack of prednisone for another month or 2 so it may then until she gets the 2nd dose or she may never get it. If the 1st one did this then there is no wonder what the 2nd would do. She doesn't get sick a lot. She was healthy until she took that 1st shot but no, she is good, she eats well and everything is good. No Prior Vaccinations (within 4 weeks). No AE(s) following prior vaccinations. It was a prednisone pack like where you take 2 after breakfast, 2 before lunch, 2 after lunch and 2 before bedtime, it was like that, it is a prednisone pack. He confirms that it was taken and the packaging was discarded so he is unable to provide product information. She is going to get another pack that is stronger. It will be 30 mg for one day, the 2nd day is 20 mg, then 10 mg and 5 mg. You start high and then work your way down, that's how prednisone works.  No follow-up attempts are possible; information about lot/batch number cannot be obtained. No further information is expected.