Age: 70.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19, COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Pain in extremity, Tinnitus
Clinical narrative: left arm hurts real bad occasionally; permanently damaged nerve endings in his ears; it's hard to fall asleep as he hears it all the time; the tinnitus interferes with his hearing/hearing loss; noise in his ears/tinnitus in both of his ears; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 70-year-old male patient received the second dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, batch/lot number: EN6201 and expiration date not provided), via an unspecified route of administration, in arm left, on 17Feb2021 (at the age of 70-year-old), at single dose, for COVID-19 immunization. Medical history included cholesterol issues (not bad) and diabetic type 2, and patient had been taking the same medication for diabetes and cholesterol for 5 years. No prior vaccinations within 4 weeks. Concomitant medications included medications for diabetes and cholesterol. The patient previously took first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE, batch/lot number: EL9268 and expiration date not provided), via an unspecified route of administration, in right arm, on 27Jan2021 in the morning (at the age of 70-year-old), at single dose, for COVID-19 immunization.The patient experienced the tinnitus interferes with his hearing/hearing loss in 2021; mini stroke; noise in his ears/tinnitus in both of his ears in 2021; left arm hurts really bad occasionally; permanently damaged nerve endings in his ears (treatment received); it's hard to fall asleep as he hears it all the time. Patient stated he had the 2nd vaccine about 2 months ago and a month later he got tinnitus in both of his ears. Patient stated he didn't think it was the vaccine. Patient stated his hearing was perfect but the tinnitus interferes with his hearing. Patient stated it was a month and a half when the tinnitus came on, he woke in the morning and had noise in his ears and thought what was that he must be getting old and found that it didn't do that, it happened in one ear or the other it's never both ears equal amounts. Patient relayed that his left arm hurts really bad occasionally. It's been going on since it was put out with tinnitus and losing hearing since the beginning. Patient stated he contacted doctor about hearing loss and tinnitus and something going on. Patient stated when he lays down he had it too. Patient stated he was assuming the worse and he has permanently damaged nerve endings in his ears. Patient stated he saw a doctor, a specialist for a second opinion. Doctor stated he can't explain either why both ears at the same time and that doesn't work in nature, patient don't lose his hearing in both ears at the same time. Patient stated he had the CT and the hearing test and one doctor said he thought he had a mini stroke and the other doctor said no there would be more evidence of that and can't explain it. Patient stated the medication did it and damaged the nerves. Patient stated it was persisting and annoying, it was day and night and when he was talking he can hear it still and it's very bad. Patient stated it was after 27Feb2021 and he doesn't know the date. Patient stated his ears plug easily and he got them drained and had a hearing test done and he had noise in his ears and then went back to the doctor and was ordered a CT scan. Patient stated he thought it was age and it came on and he didn't know tinnitus doesn't come in both ears at the same time and he did research and found it doesn't, it's never at the same time, it's impossible. Patient stated he was told the CT looked great for his age and doctor said his hearing was real good and both doctors said his hearing was real good and they don't have a reason to explain it. Patient stated he would not take the vaccine if he knew about hearing loss and can't reverse the damage that is done. Patient stated he was not happy his hearing was screwed up and it's hard to fall asleep as he hears it all the time. Patient stated he got a B12 shot and the nerve endings required B12 and the doctor gave him an injection 2 weeks ago and it didn't help. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures in 2021, which included hearing test revealed hearing was really good; CT scan looked great for patient's age. The outcome of the events "the tinnitus interferes with his hearing/hearing loss", "noise in his ears/tinnitus in both of his ears" was not recovered; of other events was unknown.