Age: 62.0
Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Injection site pain
Clinical narrative: Light pain, muscular, at injection site, right arm after second vaccine:; This is a spontaneous report received from contactable reporter (Consumer or other non HCP). The reporter is the patient.  A 62 year-old male patient received bnt162b2 (BNT162B2), administered in arm right, administration date 13Apr2021 15:00 (Lot number: EN6204) at the age of 62 years as dose 2, single for covid-19 immunisation. Relevant medical history included: "Vitiligo" (ongoing), notes: in his 40's, white spot started in mustache area, always limited to that area.; "Gout" (ongoing), notes: Caller states it is triggered by certain foods., From: 4 years ago, . The patient's concomitant medications were not reported. Vaccination history included: Bnt162b2 (Date: 16Mar2021, Time: 2:30PM, Site: left arm , Lot: EN6204, NDC/expiration: unknown, Date of start of reaction/event: 05Apr2021, Time: 8 PM. ), administration date: 16Mar2021, when the patient was 62 years old, for COVID-19 immunization, reaction(s): "Tinnitus: both ears ringing, both ears constant hissing sound, hearing loss in left ear", "Light pain, muscular, at injection site, left arm, after first vaccine". The following information was reported: INJECTION SITE PAIN (non-serious) with onset 13Apr2021, outcome "recovered" (15Apr2021), described as "Light pain, muscular, at injection site, right arm after second vaccine:".  Additional information: The reporter states he was calling about the Covid 19 vaccine, later reclarified as Pfizer. Reporter states he had his first dose in Mar2021, and second dose in Apr2021. He states he did not have any immediate issues, just pain for a day or two. He states it was a lesser pain than the many vaccines he had as a child. He clarifies, the specifics, later in report. He states the pain was at the injection site. He states he sneezed and he started to get ringing in his years, between the first and second vaccine. He states that from that moment, he had Tinnitus, and it was a constant hissing sound. He states he went to an ENT doctor, and the only thing the doctor told him was that he had slight hearing loss in his left ear. The doctor gave him steroids, reclarified later, after the second vaccine. He states that he does not know the name of the Steroid. He states he was also given Vitamin D. He states the doctor thought the Steroid would help with any inflammation. He states the Vitamin D was given to improve his Vitamin D level. He states that the steroid gave him euphoria and did not help with his Tinnitus. He does not have an NDC, Lot number, or expiration date for the Steroid, or know the dosage. He does not know if his Vitamin D level has improved at this time. He states that the Tinnitus has not stopped. He states he was in good health, has good weight, and does not have any high blood pressure. He states the Tinnitus started after the first vaccine and continued through the second vaccine. He states that he would like to contribute to giving feedback about the vaccine. He states that everything Pfizer produces was quality, and he would like to contribute to something, that was developed quickly. He agrees to a safety report. Light pain, muscular, at injection site, left arm, after first vaccine: Time: night of vaccine. Light pain, muscular, at injection site, right arm after second vaccine: Time: nighttime. Diagnosed with Tinnitus: both ears ringing, both ears constant hissing sound, hearing loss in left ear: Time: 8 PM. Outcome: reclarified with reporter, that it has not improved, nor worsened. Concomitant Medications: Reporter states that every so often he has Gout, and tries to control it with diet, but started taking Colchicine in Aug2021. No prior Vaccinations (within 4 weeks) If applicable, list any other vaccinations within four weeks prior to the first administration date of the suspect vaccine. Reporter clarifies that he had vaccines as a child, like Polio. He states that all the vaccines he was given as a child, hurt more that the Covid vaccine. He reports that he had injection site pain, and after a triple vaccine, the site got inflamed. He reports that he was 8 or 9 years old. He does not have the vaccine, other than polio, or the brand name to provide. He cannot provide the date, or NDC, Lot or expiration dates for the vaccines. He states that Pfizer produces the best science and research and that he insisted on getting a Pfizer vaccination. He states his wife and 3 children also got the Pfizer vaccine. Description of complaint: Reporter was reporting on the Covid 19 vaccine Pfizer and he mentions: He states he went to an ENT doctor, for his Tinnitus, and the only thing the doctor told him was that he had slight hearing loss in his left ear. The doctor gave him steroids, reclarified later, after the second vaccine. He states that he does not know the name of the Steroid. He states the doctor thought the Steroid would help with any inflammation. He states that the steroid gave him euphoria and did not help with his Tinnitus. He does not have an NDC, Lot number, or expiration date for the Steroid, or know the dosage.   No follow-up attempts are possible. No further information is expected.; Sender's Comments: Linked Report(s) : US-PFIZER INC-202101224142 similar report from same reporter