Age: 79.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Audiogram, Blood pressure measurement, Computerised tomogram, Tinnitus
Clinical narrative: This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Consumer or other non-HCP) from medical information team for a Pfizer sponsored program. The reporter is the patient. A 79-year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in deltoid left, administration date 20Mar2021 11:04 (Lot number: EN6204) at the age of 79 years as dose 2, single for Covid-19 immunization. Relevant medical history included: "mild hypertension" (ongoing). The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (DOSE 1, SINGLE), administration date: 27Feb2021, for COVID-19 immunization. The following information was reported: TINNITUS (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "pulsatile tinnitus"; TINNITUS (non-serious), outcome "not recovered", described as "tinnitus/auditory tinnitus/ At night when he's reading the paper and the lights go out the tinnitus gets louder". Relevant laboratory tests and procedures are available in the appropriate section. Additional information: The first dose was received on 27Feb2021, and the second dose was received on 20Mar2021. He states a few days after receiving his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine he developed tinnitus and he's still experiencing it. It is both auditory tinnitus and pulsatile tinnitus. He has never had tinnitus before the vaccine. The caller confirms the details provided by the transferring agent. He clarifies he is a PhD. He specializes in Neuropharmacology and does clinical research in pain management. He also teaches future doctors and he's taught nurses pharmacology as well. He states he is concerned with the third Covid-19 vaccine. The date of the first Covid-19 vaccine is in the formal field. The lot number for the second Covid-19 vaccine is in the formal field as the second Covid-19 vaccine is the suspect product. He was checked out by two ear, nose, and throat doctors and also had a CAT scan of his head and neck because of the pulsatile tinnitus and that was negative. He also had an auditory test. It seems to him from a scientific view that since this damage to his auditory tissues was caused by the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, it seems that if he were to receive a third Covid-19 vaccine his auditory tissue will get worse. That is his concern. He states his primary care doctor did not provide his Covid-19 vaccines. He received his Covid-19 vaccines at the medical school where he is an employee. When probing medical history, he reports he has mild hypertension that is stable with medication, but he doesn't think this information is relevant. When he had the auditory test done, he was told there wasn't hearing loss. Some hearing changes happen to everyone over the age of 25. He states when his kids were younger, his kids could hear things that anyone over the age of 25 could not hear. It has to do with the fibers that transmit sound. He reports the auditory and pulsatile tinnitus is bilateral and is staying about the same. He is trying to acclimate himself to the tinnitus. During the day when he's working, he doesn't hear it that much. When things get quiet, he hears it. At night when he's reading the paper and the lights go out the tinnitus gets louder. When probing for indication for receiving the Covid-19 vaccine he reports he did not want to get the Covid-19 virus and as a medical scientist he was 100% confident in science to develop a vaccine that wasn't defective. When probing for adverse reactions with any other vaccine he states he gets an annual flu vaccine, pneumonia vaccine, and meningococcal vaccine and has never had an issue. He states his parents were both smokers and there are cardiac issues in his family history. He does not smoke. He states he doesn't have any heart issues, just the mild hypertension and his blood pressure is under good control. At his age is blood pressure is 130/78 or 130/80. His doctor had told him as he gets older, he may have a slightly higher blood pressure. He also plays basketball and is healthy. His doctor told him he's one of the best 79-year-old patients. He keeps in shape, and he walks at least a mile several times a week. During the Covid-19 quarantine he tried to keep active and watch his weight the best he could. He states he hopes he can get some information because he is a bit concerned about getting a Covid-19 booster. He doesn't want to get the Covid-19 virus and die from that but if he gets a booster vaccine and his tinnitus gets louder, that will be tough. He had a connection to see about a hearing aid and they are about $4,000 dollars and he can afford that, but the hearing aid was only providing not much more than white noise. Someone recommended a white noise machine like tropical rain, and he got a white noise machine. He decided to basically fight his brain over the tinnitus and build up a tolerance to it. He is able to fall asleep with the tinnitus and he's decided not to get a hearing aid. The hearing aid won't eliminate the tinnitus. He doesn't want the tinnitus to get worse. After all this time he doubts the tinnitus will get better. He's talked to some other people for support who have tinnitus from other medical issues, not the Covid-19 vaccine. He states in Mar2021 there was no indication regarding tinnitus and the Covid-19 vaccine, it wasn't listed as a side effect. He says if the Covid-19 vaccine was in front of him he still would have chosen to get the vaccine. The patient did not receive any other vaccine within 4 weeks prior to covid-19 vaccination. No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected. Follow-up (26Aug2021): Follow-up attempts are completed. No further information is expected. Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s): US-PFIZER INC-202101071064 same reporter, same drug/event, different patient.