Will You Get Vaccinated for Coronavirus (COVID-19)? Can It Make Tinnitus or Hyperacusis Worse?

[Forever hopeful]

Anyone take oral steroids after a vaccine spike? Did it help? Is it OK to take them after a vaccine?

I asked my PCP the same question. I know my ENT wouldn't give them to me. She said she didn't know about steroids post vaccine.

From what I am hearing, I think the general consensus that the inflammatory response is what gets the immune system going and by dampening that you are in essence compromising the efficacy of the vaccine.

So then that begs the question: If that's true, what's the point of having the vaccine if you're going to take steroids afterwards? I know I had steroid injections and was told to wait a month to get my vaccine. That was advice re: steroids prior to the vaccine. Maybe others on the site have more information.

 

[Brian P]

Take a look:

The reversible tinnitus and cochleopathy followed first-dose AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination

 

[Forever hopeful]

Take a look:

The reversible tinnitus and cochleopathy followed first-dose AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination

Totally makes sense. Still bet my ENT won't do it.

 

[rhwelc]

This is totally anecdotal, and I'll never know the real cause, but I got tinnitus the same week as my first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. That was about 7 months ago and honestly I'm starting to get pretty depressed.

 

[tpj]

Take a look:

The reversible tinnitus and cochleopathy followed first-dose AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination

I wonder if this applies to people who have long term tinnitus or would nothing work for us?

 

[Jack Straw]

Strange that no one has gotten their third shot yet. It has been 8 months for some people already.

Anyone?

 

[Brian P]

This is totally anecdotal, and I'll never know the real cause, but I got tinnitus the same week as my first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. That was about 7 months ago and honestly I'm starting to get pretty depressed.

Sounds familiar.

 

[Wrfortiscue]

This is totally anecdotal, and I'll never know the real cause, but I got tinnitus the same week as my first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. That was about 7 months ago and honestly I'm starting to get pretty depressed.

Careful, some will say it was your anxiety leading up to the shot that caused perception of it worsening lol.

6 months here.

 

[guenguer]

0 shots here ‍

 

[Brian P]

some will say it was your anxiety leading up to the shot that caused perception of it worsening lol.

The psychiatrist told me that. What a joke.

 

[whatdidyousay]

I got both Pfizer shots in the Spring and no noticeable change to tinnitus levels. I felt it was far more important to get a full vaccine regimen than worry about any potential tinnitus complications and I certainly do not like tinnitus, but the world does not revolve around me.

I also got the seasonal flu shot today and can't tell if there's any change in tinnitus since I seem to have some issues from being exposed to a loud karaoke machine/speaker that was playing very close to me two days ago. But I can't imagine the shot would worsen tinnitus as I've never experienced that as a symptom from any vaccine over the years.

 

[Forever hopeful]

@Damocles, I've spoken to hundreds of people who were vaccinated and nobody has yet suffered any serious side effects.

I think it's safe to say the vaccines are "safe and effective".

Does that include tinnitus? You mention serious side effects. Those of us with tinnitus call that a serous side effect. Just wondering? I too know so many people who have been vaccinated with no issues. But I do know of two people who are outside of my direct knowledge but are known to folks I know that report having to tinnitus as a result of the vaccine.

 

[dan]

Does that include tinnitus? You mention serious side effects. Those of us with tinnitus call that a serous side effect. Just wondering? I too know so many people who have been vaccinated with no issues. But I do know of two people who are outside of my direct knowledge but are known to folks I know that report having to tinnitus as a result of the vaccine.

From what I'm reading online, for people who had no tinnitus, it's one of the rarest side effect. Much more common is the myocarditis issue (Sweden has halted Moderna).

 

[rhwelc]

I've been following reports of tinnitus following the vaccine since the spring, the numbers have been going up from under .4%, to .5%, now it's about 1%, which is not that rare. I don't know what portion it doesn't resolve. I personally suspect it's under reported.

 

[Dennis66]

I got my second shot in July. And I did notice a spike some weeks later. Perhaps it was random but it did freak me out for a while. I can say the tinnitus has settled now, back to what it was before the vaccination.

 

[Brian P]

I've been following reports of tinnitus following the vaccine since the spring, the numbers have been going up from under .4%, to .5%, now it's about 1%, which is not that rare. I don't know what portion it doesn't resolve. I personally suspect it's under reported.

Where did you see this? My tinnitus went through the roof after the vaccine and has not gone down.

 

[Forever hopeful]

I've been following reports of tinnitus following the vaccine since the spring, the numbers have been going up from under .4%, to .5%, now it's about 1%, which is not that rare. I don't know what portion it doesn't resolve. I personally suspect it's under reported.

I was just researching this last night and I did not find any updated data that suggested that the rate was at 1%.

 

[Juan]

Well, at least they mention tinnitus.

Let's be honest, it's not like anyone really cares about it. We probably wouldn't either, if we weren't going through this nightmare.

Anyway, I think it's pretty hard being objective regarding tinnitus as a vaccine side effect. Except for the situation when you develop tinnitus after the vaccine, or your pre-existing tinnitus aggravates a lot, you can't really tell what's causing the spikes.

At least I can't.

Lack of sleep, stress, junk food, bad weather, hormonal changes, noise exposure -there are so many factors that could aggravate it!

Or it could be totally random, at least from my experience till now.

For example i had 3 good nights in a row after a horrible day, and then a horrible night and an increase in tinnitus level after a relaxing weekend.

I'll keep you posted after my third dose.

Third dose? For a young healthy person??? Why?

 

[Juan]

I am not crazy about the vaccines, but I did have the Moderna shots. I do not think that children should be forced to be vaccinated, their risk of serious complications from COVID-19 is very low, and death is virtually non-existent in children who have had COVID-19. It should be left up to the parents, but not schools or the government.

Pharma companies lobby to vaccinate children just to make more money. Simple as that. The argument is that they could spread the virus to others who are vulnerable. But the real reason is just the pursuit of larger profits for a few companies.

 

[Juan]

I am still amazed that government and pharma companies keep delivering bad news bit by bit, following a previously designed agenda from the first minute, and people keep thinking these governmental decisions are a result of some kind of "learning" process.

I mean, from the first minute I already expected this to happen:

- You should have a first dose of the vaccine
- Oooops it seems a second dose will be needed
- Maybe a third dose would be necessary

Etc

Never ending...

Governments knew it from day one. And pharma companies too. This is a business based on blatant lies and the general population has fallen for it.

 

[LilSass]

I just had my second Pfizer shot last week, and while there has been no change in my tinnitus, it did result in a horrible week long migraine (as did the first vaxx, as well as when I had COVID-19 in February this year). I was made to feel like a social pariah if I didn't get my vaccine passport, so I took the risk - I was not concerned about contracting COVID-19 again as I already had natural immunity (even if I got it again it would likely be less severe).

I was less worried about tinnitus increase, only because mine doesn't seem to react to anything, just resets in volume each night after sleep, however, I knew that it would affect my migraines, and it did (I really didn't want to risk it because I have had recent improvement and of course I feel like I am back to having chronic migraine). Of course everyone says 'it's safe', but the problem is that you could know 1,000 people who were fine afterwards, that doesn't mean it couldn't happen to you, even if the probability is 0.1%.

I wish that I didn't have to stress about my health so much, I know the stress isn't helpful, but no one else is going to care as much as you do, because they don't have to live with the consequences. Unfortunately, if you find out you made the 'wrong' decision, it's too late and you end up blaming yourself anyway, even if it seems safe. This (these) conditions are the worst because they're invisible and not 'life-threatening' so no one really places a priority on them, and you are alone - most people don't understand how difficult it is to live like this. The uncertainty of these conditions is making me a nervous wreck.

Best wishes to all and hoping that you are able to make the best decision for your heath; it's not easy, that's for sure.

 

[Forever hopeful]

Where did you see this? My tinnitus went through the roof after the vaccine and has not gone down.

But you also have Meniere's, correct? I thought I had read that somewhere.

 

[Brian P]

But you also have Meniere's, correct? I thought I had read that somewhere.

You're correct. The tinnitus from Ménière's was very mild. I rarely even heard it.

 

[dan]

 

[GregCA]

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Great video for awareness. Less great is the ending... "Tinnitus is treatable".

I wonder if doctors really believe that, or perhaps they think that "treatable" just means "I can do something about it" like "I treated my patient my telling her to turn on the fan at night". According to the dictionary on my Mac though, "treatable" means "able to be healed or cured, especially medically".

 

[Juan]

Now people vaccinated with what was going to be "one dose" Janssen, have to get a second dose of the vaccine provided by Pfizer or Moderna... governments and health authorities seem quite erratic, to say the least.

 

[Fally]

Well, its been a while since ive been on here but here we are.

So I had pfizer, basically here in NSW Australia we were told if we didnt get vaccinated we lose out on freedom. I was also told if i didnt get vaccinated i would lose my job. So i got vaccinated. First shot was fine nothing happened all good. Second shot om gosh, I got the mirgrane for 4 days, tinnitus went through the roof and now im dealing with bad Hypercusis especially in my left ear. My ears are still full 3 weeks later and paining at sound. I do not understand what on earth has happened and how it got worse. My T has however gone down ironically now im just left with sensitivity which im hoping disppears soon.

My boyfriend also ended up getting Tinnitus from the second Pfizer jab so its been a triggering time all around for all of us. He does claim his has gone down but not away.

 

[rhwelc]

I was just researching this last night and I did not find any updated data that suggested that the rate was at 1%.

here is an article mentioning .95%. Not sure of the current numbers. Like i said, originally the numbers were very low, and it keeps growing.

https://totalhearingcare.com/the-potential-link-between-the-covid-19-vaccine-tinnitus/

 

[Wrfortiscue]

here is an article mentioning .95%. Not sure of the current numbers. Like i said, originally the numbers were very low, and it keeps growing.

https://totalhearingcare.com/the-potential-link-between-the-covid-19-vaccine-tinnitus/

Sounds about right.

 

[GregCA]

here is an article mentioning .95%. Not sure of the current numbers. Like i said, originally the numbers were very low, and it keeps growing.

https://totalhearingcare.com/the-potential-link-between-the-covid-19-vaccine-tinnitus/

That article says the number is coming from the VAERS database. When I go to the VAERS site and input TINNITUS as symptom for all COVID-19 vaccines, I get a result of 11,852 events matching this symptom (query is retrievable at https://wonder.cdc.gov/controller/saved/D8/D246F121 - please double check that I submitted the right query parameters)

That is orders of magnitude different from 1%. Not sure where that gap is coming from.