Age: 52.0
Sex: F
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Acoustic stimulation tests, Ear pain, Sudden hearing loss, Tinnitus
Clinical narrative: had a flu.; vertigo; severe pain.; depression; mental health; Severe pain in my right ear and sudden loss of hearing in my right ear; Severe pain in my right ear and sudden loss of hearing in my right ear; her ear started ringing; she started to lose sleep.; This is a spontaneous report from a contactable consumer reported for self. This 52-year-old patient received the second dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE), via an unspecified route of administration on 02May2021 at the age of 52-year-old (Lot number: EW0172) arm left as 2nd dose, single for covid-19 immunisation. Medical history included COPD, asthmatic when was a child. The patient previously received the first dose of BNT162B2 (PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE) on 11Apr2021 at the age of 52-year-old (LOT#: EW0158) for covid-19 immunisation. After her 1st dose, she said she had a robust reaction. After the 2nd dose, she said she felt like she had a flu. Then on Tuesday night, 2 days after the 2nd dose (04May2021), her ear started ringing, and her right ear was in pain. She said that her ear was ringing so loudly that she started to lose sleep. She said she had a sudden loss of hearing in right ear that has caused her emotional damage. She was sudden loss of hearing in right ear, along with ringing and severe pain for 13 days now. She said that her ear has become so sensitive ever since she received the vaccine. She also mentioned that she was given Prednisone to treat the symptoms. She also said that her ENT told her that tinnitus can be caused by a previous traumatic injury to the ear and head injury. She said she had neither, so she is sure that this is really from the vaccine. She also said she had vertigo and was in severe pain. She said her daughter saw something on social media about vaccinated people being able to stick magnets to their arms, so she tried it as well. She said she can now also stick a magnet to her left arm from where she received the vaccine, and she wants to know why this is happening. She said she has searched about these symptoms, and said that it was all over google. She stated, "On 04May2021 in the evening, ears started ringing very loudly. started getting a severe pain in right ear and lost hearing on right ear." She went to doctor. She was referred to an ENT. Got a hearing test. The doctor told that what he was seeing is going on with right ear is usually seen, when a person has fluid their ears which the patient did not or if they have a traumatic ear injury which the patient also didn't have and he has given Prednisone (treatment) today, need to go back to another hearing test. Dose of Prednisone, consumer stated, "He got me 60 mg for 3 days. Step down the doses and then for 4 days I have to take 1 pill, then for 3 days I have to take 2 and then step down to half." She added, "Because she was truly deaf, it is kind of a 'depression' because it did kind of ruined part of it, you know quality of my life. She was probably in need of hearing aids, It is very upsetting. She experienced mental health on 18May2021. Lab data included Weight 88.45 kg. Outcome of the events was unknown.