We are seeing a number of patients over the past year that are experiencing otologic symptoms in addition to the well known changes that have occurred with the sense of smell. The early covid strain (Wuhan-1) strain affected the supporting cells that are essential to the olfactory neurons. See fig 1
I was encouraged to get both pfizer vaccines in April and May of 2021. I am taking care of my 98 year old father, and in order to enter his fancy neighborhood (Ashby Ponds in Northern Virginia) I had to be vaccinated. They did change that rule months later.... j'regrette.
After the second vaxx, I had a headache and ringing in my ears the moment I arrived home.
I thought it was just exhaustion, I had a busy day and seasonal pollen effects me,
Well that night I slept deeply, and woke in the morning with still a headache, and ringing in my ears. I also found myself completely in a tight ball laying on my right side in bed, legs bent up and arms tight to my chest. My right shoulder ached from laying on that side (i had the injection on my left) and my right hip bone ached as well. I got out of bed and felt sore all over. I experienced some other sound when I moved my head around. It is hard to describe, I guess something like a shushing noise. It was very distracting.
Well, as the day wore on, I had a strange heart burn sensation in my throat.
So this went on for quite a few days, 2 weeks. I took pepcid, tylenol, hydrated properly. My shoulder became more stiff, I put heat on it, and my hip bone also bothered me at night
I am 67
I have for the past 10 months become more and more stiff, my knees hips, shoulders elbows more and more stiff. My NP ran a pile of tests, all came back negative pretty good.
The pain and stiffness is all day. At night, the past two weeks, I wake up two or three times with pain in both of my knees. horrible pain. I still get the ringing in my ears off and on and the throat chest thing, my NP ordered a sonogram of my thyroid. I have a small nodule on my right, I am getting a Bx in two weeks.
Yesterday I started a 12 day course of Prednisone. Today I feel normal.
It is believed I developed Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, I have never had any symptoms of this condition.
So this is my story. I regret getting the vaxxine
My only health history I have is sacroiliitis from years of figure skating and falling hard on my sacrum. I am a retired (many years) RN
Thanks for posting about this. Tinnitus is getting more and more common, and hard to solve. It's good to know an ENT is trying to address this.
thank you for this report.
I was encouraged to get both pfizer vaccines in April and May of 2021. I am taking care of my 98 year old father, and in order to enter his fancy neighborhood (Ashby Ponds in Northern Virginia) I had to be vaccinated. They did change that rule months later.... j'regrette.
After the second vaxx, I had a headache and ringing in my ears the moment I arrived home.
I thought it was just exhaustion, I had a busy day and seasonal pollen effects me,
Well that night I slept deeply, and woke in the morning with still a headache, and ringing in my ears. I also found myself completely in a tight ball laying on my right side in bed, legs bent up and arms tight to my chest. My right shoulder ached from laying on that side (i had the injection on my left) and my right hip bone ached as well. I got out of bed and felt sore all over. I experienced some other sound when I moved my head around. It is hard to describe, I guess something like a shushing noise. It was very distracting.
Well, as the day wore on, I had a strange heart burn sensation in my throat.
So this went on for quite a few days, 2 weeks. I took pepcid, tylenol, hydrated properly. My shoulder became more stiff, I put heat on it, and my hip bone also bothered me at night
I am 67
I have for the past 10 months become more and more stiff, my knees hips, shoulders elbows more and more stiff. My NP ran a pile of tests, all came back negative pretty good.
The pain and stiffness is all day. At night, the past two weeks, I wake up two or three times with pain in both of my knees. horrible pain. I still get the ringing in my ears off and on and the throat chest thing, my NP ordered a sonogram of my thyroid. I have a small nodule on my right, I am getting a Bx in two weeks.
Yesterday I started a 12 day course of Prednisone. Today I feel normal.
It is believed I developed Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, I have never had any symptoms of this condition.
So this is my story. I regret getting the vaxxine
My only health history I have is sacroiliitis from years of figure skating and falling hard on my sacrum. I am a retired (many years) RN
Good information. Thanks