Age: 39.0
Sex: U
Vaccine: COVID19, COVID19, COVID19
Symptoms: Acoustic stimulation tests abnormal, COVID-19, Deafness unilateral, Hypoacusis, Magnetic resonance imaging head normal
Clinical narrative: I did have Omicron; I did have Omicron; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter(s) (Nurse). The reporter is the patient.  A 41-year-old patient received BNT162b2 (BNT162B2), on 21Dec2020 at 08:00 as dose 1, single (Lot number: E149899) and on 11Jan2021 at 08:00 as dose 2, single (Lot number: EK4176) at the age of 39 years, all intramuscular for covid-19 immunisation. The patient had no relevant medical history. There were no concomitant medications. The following information was reported: VACCINATION FAILURE (medically significant), COVID-19 (medically significant) all with onset Jan2022, outcome "unknown" and all described as "I did have Omicron". The patient underwent the following laboratory tests and procedures: Audiogram: (09Mar2022) Moderate to severe hearing loss right ear., notes: New hearing loss right ear; Magnetic resonance imaging: (06Apr2022) No evidence of inner ear anomaly, notes: No tumor No evidence of inner ear anomaly; SARS-CoV-2 test: (Jan2022) Positive, notes: this past January did have Omicron (mild symptoms).  Clinical course:I worked in the Covid Unit during the first surge in 2020. I remember around that time my family and coworkers noticed I was having trouble hearing people in my home life as well as work. I reported my difficulty to my MD at my annual 40th check up at the end of the summer in 2021. 1 otherwise am healthy with no comorbidities. My MD ordered an audiogram hearing test but with my life being busy and healthcare being swamped I didn't get it done until this past Mar2022. Side note, this past January did have Omicron (mild symptoms) when it ripped thru the population. The hospital work for mandated the booster which I had to get this past Feb2022 (one month after having omicron). I questioned it and emailed Infectious disease MDs at hospital but their responses were "Hospital was not backing down with this mandate." I wrote to my hospital that I got the booster against my will. At this point before the booster I did not have the audiogram yet so did not know about my severe permanent hearing loss. Please keep in mind I complained to my PCP about my hearing difficulties months before I had Omicron. Anyways, after my Pfizer booster remember an alarm sound going off in my head and since that day have tinnitus in my right ear as well. It sounds like a fire alarm on my right side 24 hours a day. When I close my "good ear" on the left it sounds like I am under water trying to hear people on the right. I have been told this hearing loss was permanent and there was no cure for my tinnitus. I qualify for a hearing aid which insurance will cover (dollar) 2000 but the hearing aides are at least (dollar) 2500. I have reported my adverse effect on VAERS and asked my PCP to do so as well. I want to know why this MRNA technology invades the inner ear.; Sender's Comments: Based on the information provide and plausible temporal association, the causality between BNT162B2 and events cannot be completely excluded.