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Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss after Third Dose Booster of COVID-19 Vaccine Administration

Authors :
Federica Zoccali
Francesca Cambria
Andrea Colizza
Massimo Ralli
Antonio Greco
Marco de Vincentiis
Carla Petrella
Marco Fiore
Antonio Minni
Christian Barbato
Source :
Diagnostics, Vol 12, Iss 9, p 2039 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic due to its rapid spread worldwide, and its vaccination campaign is considered one of the most historic public hygiene measures in modern medicine. Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL) is a common emergency that affects patient’s quality of life and requires rapid treatment with steroids. The etiology could be viral or vascular even though in most cases it remains unknown (idiopathic SSHL). During the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaign, several rare but serious adverse events have been reported including thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, myocarditis, and Guillain-Barré Syndrome. ENT adverse events after vaccination were reported too, including cases of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), vestibular neuronitis and audio vestibular disorders (such as tinnitus, dizziness, and vertigo). For the first time here, we reported two cases of SSHL after third administration of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. Even if there is not clear evidence of an association between SSHL and vaccination, adverse effects should be kept in mind since viral infection could be the etiology of SSHL.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20754418
Volume :
12
Issue :
9
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Diagnostics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.93b035a6c8746609c92b7316be18433
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12092039