Age: 34.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Facial paralysis, Magnetic resonance imaging head abnormal
Clinical narrative: it was cranial nerve 7 and 8 swelling; it was cranial nerve 7 and 8 swelling; Couldn't close left eye; Lost 40 percent of left ear hearing; 35 percent of left eye was blurry; Had dry eye; Bell's Palsy; Ringing in the left ear; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer or other non hcp. A 34-years-old female patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection), dose 2 intramuscular, administered in Deltoid Left on 18Jun2021 14:30 (at the age of 34 years old) (Batch/Lot Number: EW0181; Expiration Date: Aug2021) as single dose for COVID-19 immunisation. The patient medical history and concomitant medications were not reported. Previously the patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE, Formulation: Solution for injection), dose 1 intramuscular, administered in Deltoid Left on 28May2021 14:30 (Batch/Lot Number: EW0176; Expiration Date: Aug2021) as single dose for COVID-19 immunisation and did not have any problems with the first shot, received Flu vaccine for immunization and was fine. On 19Jun2021, the patient experienced bell's palsy, ringing in the left ear, couldn't close left eye, lost 40 percent of left ear hearing and 35 percent of left eye was blurry, had dry eye. On 25Jun2021, experienced cranial nerve 7 and 8 swelling. Caller stated his wife had not started with a primary physician. She just had a baby and had a gynecologist. They moved in the last 3 years. Caller mentioned that his wife had an ENT that she was seeing for the Bell's Palsy. Caller stated that his wife was taking medicine. It was 20 percent improved. It started ringing in the left ear. Caller's wife stated that it was cranial nerve 7 and 8 swelling. Caller stated that his wife was taking steroids and she was on 2 medications. Caller's wife provided medications as Valacyclovir for viral infection and the steroid Prednisone. Caller stated that his wife was healthy. She normally did not get to the doctor. She delivered a baby recently. Caller said that his wife's doctor recommended that she go to an eye doctor. She couldn't close her left eye. She was using surgical tape at nighttime because it would be very dry and eye gel and eye drops at night. She lost 40 percent of her left ear hearing. 35 percent of her left eye was blurry. She had dry eye. She could not close the eye. Caller stated that these symptoms started 19Jun2021. He initially stated he thought these symptoms as of yesterday was the same. However, later stated there is improvement there. There is improvement with the eye. He further explained she cannot tell with the left ear ringing. It is on and off. Yesterday his wife went to the doctor. The nerve was still the same, but the doctor said that it would take time to heal. The adverse events required a visit to physician office but not required to visit emergency room. No prior Vaccinations within 4 weeks. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included magnetic resonance imaging head abnormal: swelling nerve 7 and 8, no tumors on 25Jun2021. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of ringing in the left ear, cranial nerve 7 and 8 swelling. The outcome of the events was unknown.  Information on Lot/Batch number was available. Additional information has been requested.