Sex: M
Vaccine: COVID19
Symptoms: Deafness unilateral, Dyskinesia, Muscle spasms, Neuralgia, Palpitations
Clinical narrative: LEGS JERKING, SUSPECTED SLEEPY LEG SYNDROME; HEART PALPITATIONS; FIRING ALL OVER ON THE BODY, NERVES WERE PULSING AND FEELING AND RUNNING DOWN THE LEGS, NERVES WERE FIRING; RIGHT EAR STARTED RINGING; SIGNIFICANT HEARING LOSS IN THE RIGHT EAR; MUSCLE SPASMS IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE AND NECK; This spontaneous report received from a patient concerned a 60 year old male. The patient's height, and weight were not reported. Patient's concurrent condition included: sleepy leg syndrome. It was not reported if the patient had a history of smoking, alcohol or any illicit drug use and drug allergies. The patient received covid-19 vaccine ad26.cov2.s (suspension for injection, intramuscular, batch number: 211D21A) dose was not reported (dose series 1), administered on 29-DEC-2021 for covid-19 prophylaxis. Non-company suspect drugs included: ropinirole ( form of admin, route of admin, and batch number were not reported) dose, frequency, and therapy dates were not reported for sleepy leg syndrome. No concomitant medications were reported. In DEC-2021, within 48 hours of vaccination, the patient experienced muscle spasms in the right side of his face and neck (dose series 1). The patient stated that it had been two and half years after and not recovered still. By the next week (of vaccination), the muscle spasm spread throughout the body from face till ankles, from back, arms, torso and then legs with feeling pulsating nerves, which lasted for long time, which stopped and lessened with movements, it was firing all over on the body, nerves were pulsing and feeling and running down the legs, nerves were firing (dose series 1). It was reported that 3 weeks after nerve issues, patient's right ear started ringing (dose series 1) and about 1 to 1 and half years later, in 2023, the patient got his ears tested. The patient had significant hearing loss in the right ear (dose series 1) and after follow up the results were same, loss in right ear, it has not stopped, it was still ringing now. Patient's left ear was normal. A tech at hearing loss place told the patient that hearing loss in one ear was due to injury or loud noise. Some ear was due to injury. Patient said he had not had a injury or loud noise. Patient said that from 3 weeks after muscle spasm and 2 and half years now after the vaccine dose, it was still ringing. Muscle nerve pulsing was much better still not gone, still have nerve pulses and have to careful with diet, any kind of caffeine, can't drink coffee and beer, or high sugar like donut make it worst, body tingles, and not going away. Patient had seen 3 Neurologists so far, the 3rd Neurologist fired electrical pulses, his full leg jerked while sitting and lying down, his legs jerked and felt tightening of the legs. Patient thought this procedure was called EEG but was not sure. It fired electrical pulse, it happened 3 to 4 times a day and then went away. Patient was prescribed Ropinirole by one Neurologist for sleepy leg syndrome (Legs jerking, Suspected sleepy leg syndrome) (dose series 1), which was started with one pill a day and then was changed to 2 pills. Patient started having heart palpitations (dose series 1), it did work and it was stopped, had worst electrical feeling, felt like he was being electrocuted, he had to held on arms of chairs and then once the medication was stopped it went away. Patient wanted to know if there were reports of others experiencing these and had been recovered from it. Patient's only desire was to get well. The action taken with covid-19 vaccine ad26.cov2.s was not applicable; and action taken with ropinirole was not reported with respect to the heart palpitations; action taken with ropinirole  was not applicable with respect to the events firing all over on the body, nerves were pulsing and feeling and running down the legs, nerves were firing, muscle spasms in the right side of his face and neck, significant hearing loss in the right ear, and right ear started ringing and legs jerking, suspected sleepy leg syndrome. The patient recovered from heart palpitations, was recovering from firing all over on the body, nerves were pulsing and feeling and running down the legs, nerves were firing, had not recovered from muscle spasms in the right side of his face and neck, significant hearing loss in the right ear, and right ear started ringing, and the outcome of legs jerking, suspected sleepy leg syndrome was not reported. This report was serious (Other Medically Important Condition). :This report is associated with product quality complaint: 90000324662  The suspected product quality complaint has been confirmed to be void: this report describes medical adverse events the patient has experienced in the 2 years since vaccination. there is no indication of a product quality issue and no allegation regarding product efficacy in the information reported based on the PQC evaluation/investigation performed. This case is a duplicate of 20240527843.; Sender's Comments: V0-Deafness Unilateral: The event shows an incompatible temporal relationship. Therefore, this event is considered inconsistent with vaccine administration.