Age: 33.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Ear discomfort, Ear pain, Hypoacusis, SARS-CoV-2 test, Tinnitus
Clinical narrative: sometimes feel pressure and sharp pain in and around my ears; sometimes feel pressure and sharp pain in and around my ears; My hearing went out in my left ear a couple times on 4/18 for a few minutes; ringing ears and tinnitus; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non HCP) from medical information team for a Pfizer sponsored program (005570). The reporter is the patient.  A 33 year-old female patient (not pregnant) received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm right, administration date 06Apr2021 (Lot number: EW0153) at the age of 33 years as dose 1, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Fibromyalgia" (unspecified if ongoing); "hypermobility syndrome" (unspecified if ongoing); "chronic migraine" (unspecified if ongoing); "vulvodynia" (unspecified if ongoing); "IBS" (unspecified if ongoing); "interstitial cystitis" (unspecified if ongoing); "GERD" (unspecified if ongoing); "Suspected dysautonomia" (unspecified if ongoing); "spinal autoimmune condition" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: spinal autoimmune condition; "Allergy" (unspecified if ongoing), notes: Isovue contrast. Concomitant medication(s) included: PEPCID AC; SINGULAIR; FROVA; ADVIL 12 HOUR; TYLENOL; UBRELVY. The following information was reported: TINNITUS (non-serious) with onset 13Apr2021, outcome "not recovered", described as "ringing ears and tinnitus"; EAR DISCOMFORT (non-serious), EAR PAIN (non-serious), outcome "unknown" and all described as "sometimes feel pressure and sharp pain in and around my ears"; HYPOACUSIS (non-serious), outcome "unknown", described as "My hearing went out in my left ear a couple times on 4/18 for a few minutes". The event "ringing ears and tinnitus" was evaluated at the physician office visit. Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section. Therapeutic measures were not taken as a result of tinnitus.  Additional information: Facility where the most recent COVID-19 vaccine was administered reported as other. The patient did not receive any other vaccines within 4 weeks prior to the COVID vaccine. List of any other medications the patient received within 2 weeks of vaccination reported as pepcid, singulair, frova, advil, tylenol, ubrelvy. It was reported that no Serious, Seriousness Criteria-Results in death, Seriousness Criteria-Life threatening, Seriousness criteria-Caused/prolonged hospitalization, Seriousness criteria-Disabling/Incapacitating, Seriousness criteria-Congenital anomaly/birth defect. Patient had been experiencing ringing ears and tinnitus. It started the day after she got the vaccine (4/7) but she only noticed it a few times at first and was not too worried. It became louder and constant on 4/13. It is mostly ringing, some buzzing or chirping, a few times a day it is pulsing in left ear. Patients hear it 24/7. It can be very distracting and distressing. Her hearing went out in her left ear a couple times on 4/18 for a few minutes. It's most noticeable when laying down and loudest first thing when waking up. she sometimes feels pressure and sharp pain in and around my ears. She had to take Benadryl to fall asleep. Her primary care doctor examined me and said ears look normal, no excess wax or infection. Referred to ENT, seeing on 4/29. She never had tinnitus prior to this. Prior to vaccination, the patient was not diagnosed with COVID-19. Since the vaccination, the patient was tested for COVID-19. Covid tested post vaccination. Explicit consent reported as yes. Additional Information has been requested. She developed 24-7 tinnitus ear ringing a week after her first COVID dose. She reported the side effect to Pfizer, VAERS, and VSafe. She saw her doctor and ENT. The ENT recommended delaying the second dose until symptoms improve, but they haven't two months later. Are there studies being done how long the first dose is effective. She was not sure how protected. She was also wondering if tinnitus is being investigated as a side effect. She know others with this reaction and the ENT knew about it too.   Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected.