Sudden sensorineural hearing loss after COVID-19 vaccination

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Hyun Seung Choi¹  Junhui Jeong² 

[1] Corresponding author: Hyun Seung Choi, MD, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, 100 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang 10444, Korea, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone].;Department of Otorhinolaryngology, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea;

关键词: Sudden sensorineural hearing loss;    COVID-19;    SARS-CoV-2;    COVID-19 vaccine;    vaccine;    vaccination;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread rapidly and was declared a pandemic. In this situation, vaccination for COVID-19 is important and has been prompted in many countries. Rare serious adverse events including Guillain-Barré syndrome, thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, and myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccinations have been reported. Otolaryngologic adverse events after COVID-19 vaccination were reported, including several cases of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). We report three patients with SSNHL within three days after COVID-19 vaccination and consider an association between them. Although there is no evidence of an association between vaccination and SSNHL, the adverse event of SSNHL after COVID-19 vaccination should be kept in mind because viral infection could be the etiology of SSNHL, which is an otologic emergency that requires prompt treatment with steroids.

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