Age: 50.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Tinnitus, Vertigo
Clinical narrative: Hearing loss in both ears; Could not hear; Vertigo; There is a slight ring; Dizziness; Pressure in his ears; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer (patient). A 50-years-old male patient received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE; Solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: EW0173, Expiry Date: Unknown), dose 2 via an unspecified route of administration, administered in the Left Arm on 17May2021 at 10 or 10:30 in the morning before lunch (at the age of 50-years-old) as DOSE 2, SINGLE for covid-19 immunisation. The patient's medical history was not reported. Concomitant medications included Fish Oil Omega 3 (FISH OIL OMEGA 3), vitamin c [ascorbic acid] (VITAMIN C [ASCORBIC ACID]), calcium carbonate, colecalciferol; Finest Nutrition Calcium plus Vitamin D3 (CALCIUM PLUS VITAMIN D3) and Centrum Silver (general vitamins), all were taken for an unspecified indication, start and stop date were not reported. Patient previously received bnt162b2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 mRNA VACCINE; Solution for injection, Batch/Lot Number: EW0171, Expiry Date: Unknown), dose 1 via an unspecified route of administration, administered in the Left upper arm on 26Apr2021 at 9:50 am (at the age of 50-years-old) as DOSE 1, SINGLE for covid-19 immunisation. It was reported that, honestly, he had been in perfect health all of his life and has never had or have an addiction or ailments. He took no medications, just vitamins, and he was active at the gym. Reporter stated he just took vitamins, extra Vitamin C, and fish oil. Just general vitamins and the same thing every day. Centrum Silver Complete Vitamin.  Reporter added sorry he is being verbose. Reporter asked additional details, dose, name, and how long he has taken products for and he provides as listed. he was proud and his doctor can confirm no ailments or addictions. He has just repair readers to read up close but nothing. He was the ideal weight, same weight as high school, and works out. He reported that he will gladly volunteer health records but there is nothing - no ailments, so this kind of scared him because it was not like a sore muscle where he could have done something for it. Additional Vaccines Administered on Same Date of the Pfizer Suspect If applicable, list all vaccines administered on same date with the Pfizer vaccine considered as suspect were none. any other vaccinations within four weeks prior to the first administration date of the suspect vaccine were none. Events following prior vaccinations were None, he cannot remember. When he went to college, he got his MMR stuff, and he does not think he has had allergies at all. Patient's Medical History (including any illness at time of vaccination) were None. Family Medical History Relevant to event was none, he thought of this and his father and mother had nothing abnormal.  They just got old and typical stuff he guesses, not hearing loss or any sort of hearing loss just hard of hearing. No loss of sight or anything like that. On 04Jun2021, patient experienced dizziness and pressure in his ears. On 05Jun2021, he had hearing loss in both ears, could not hear, vertigo and there is a slight ring. It was reported that, patient received both doses of Prfizer vaccine first on 26Apr2021 and second on 17May2021, he estimated around 05Jun2021, had hearing loss in both ears. Patent asked if there is any other way, we know to fix this and If there is any treatment information. His doctor gave him steroids, he's not sure of name of them. Reporter stated, "I am just getting scared, I don't have any health issues, for it to come back minimally, I think maybe over time I will recover completely." Reporter read on the internet that following the vaccine there is an overwhelming inflammatory response and reports of sudden hearing loss. There was a 2 -4 week window to get recovered or it can become permanent. He received 2 doses of the steroid, methylprednisolone and took aspirin, basic aspirin, he was trying to think of what else can help and throwing everything at it. He had minimal hearing back and states, "oddly the hearing is minimal if holding the phone 2 to 3 inches off of his ear the further away everything becomes it is distorted, further away is distorted, background noise, was distorted, Reporter was requiring minimal background noise and needed to be spoken directly to in order to hear. The ringing came from inflammation from straining, it was tied to that. Now as he sat here, there was a slight ring. It was reported that, when exert myself is when it was worse. Reporter stated he has never had any illness, his body reacted, simple as that, it's got to calm down, may just take a while to calm down, even with relaxing and anti-inflammatory stuff, the ear, it's intricate may take a while. He received both doses of the vaccine and the last one, the second one, was on 17May2021, and within a week he noticed he ended up having a side effect on 05Jun2021 where he was deaf in one ear and lost hearing in the other. This was a Saturday morning, and on Monday, he saw his local doctor.  He thought he had an ear infection, he thought it was an ear infection because he felt pressure and could not hear. Monday, she said there were no signs of ear infection. He had bloodwork and his number were exceptional.  Reporter wondered what was wrong with him, he thought he was going to be late for work and he missed the alarm clock.  He thought it was going off. the doctor gave him a steroid dose for 6 days. Reporter added that he heard of a side effect of sudden hearing loss that has happened quite a bit and was inflammation in the ear. he took a week of the steroid dose, and it had basically no effect, so he got scared.  He got the second dose and two weeks of steroid. Reporter stated he did research and other people have lost hearing or impairment since the shot. They recommended aspirin, and that is a good anti-inflammatory, so he has taken a small bottle of Aspirin and the hearing loss has returned minimally right now.  He had to hold the phone to the other ear if call handler starts talking. Reporter added if he holds the phone to the bad one it is getting better, but he still feels pressure, and he was hearing is own pulse in his ear. Reporter did not think he was recovering fast enough and was afraid it is permanent.  He read that if he does not recover in 2 to 3 weeks, it could become permanent.  Reporter wanted to know if there is any other way to fix it. The main reason he reported is because when he got the second dose and the steroid, the (withheld) gave it to him, and he told her why he was taking it and she said that he needs to let whoever gave the vaccine know. Patient was Deaf in one ear and lost hearing in the other, felt pressure and could not hear, vertigo: the second dose was on 17May2021 and a few days afterwards in that week it was less - the hearing loss was less. It was almost at first like he had vertigo, and nothing clued him into tying it to the shot. He just thought it was Spring and he is getting an ear infection or something. He had used the sign up for it, for updates on your health, V-record or the CDC. He kept trying to keep it correct and it contacts him to see his symptoms. He had slight dizziness and could not figure it out. The hearing was abrupt which spooked him. He went to go to sleep on Friday 04Jun2021 and it was probably the 4th, he does not know and needs to get his days right. He went to sleep and hearing was fine and he was having pressure in his ears and dizziness. He does not have allergies and has not been sick in his ears. He thought it was an ear infection. He woke up 05Jun2021, Saturday morning, and thought he would be late because he felt his alarm going off and could not hear. that was when he first realized. In the night, during sleep, just when he was at rest, he was finally able to - he does not know how it works - probably 04Jun2021 he went to sleep and 05Jun2021 he woke up deaf in the left ear and hindered in the right. This is still the same and ongoing. Reporter added that in the left it is getting to where he was listening to call handler but has to hold the phone 2 inches off of his ear and it was oddly very distorted. He was kind of glad his hearing is that way, it told him something is working. He did not know if pressure or what, it sounds distorted like when you listen to a stereo where speakers are blown. He does not know how to explain it - it is a pressure allowing it to function correctly. Reporter added that, at work, some of the background noises away from him are amplified and distorted and it has hindered him being able to hear. It was weird. It is just odd that he can hear background amplified and distorted, and what little voices come from he can hear. no, that was just he was flustered and thought he had an ear infection with pressure and lost hearing. The doctor said no. He had always heard steroids for body building but this is not that kind of steroid, it is a powerful anti-inflammatory like stronger than Ibuprofen. It was called methyl something prednisone something. He was hoping call handler would know the name. Methyl and prednisone. Reporter confirmed spelling of Methyl. He did not know the name, and took a picture of it but he was sure it is on record somewhere. It took 6 the first day, then 5 the second, then 4 and 3 and 2, and on the 6th day take 1. Reporter stated, the doctor took a microscope with a light on it to look in his ear and pushed on his ear drum to see there was no infection or no ear infection that there would be. She said they are going to take blood that day but nothing else. He was fine. She called the next day and said everything was fine and exceptional. That was good.  That was all they did. The patient underwent lab tests and procedures which included blood test, unknown on an unspecified date. Event did not require a visit to Emergency Room but required Physician Office visit. Technically, he went to the doctor - the one who has his information - and it was not an emergency room or hospital, it was a local clinic. Reporter seriousness for deaf in one ear and lost hearing in the other: felt pressure and could not hear and were Unspecified. Therapeutic measures were taken as a result of all events. Outcome of the events were unknown.