‘Overwhelming’ Need to Investigate COVID-19 Vaccine Tinnitus: Researchers

‘Overwhelming’ Need to Investigate COVID-19 Vaccine Tinnitus: Researchers
A health worker prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine in Doha, Qatar, in a file image. Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
By Jack Phillips, Breaking News Reporter
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A group of researchers who evaluated the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) found there is a need to carry out more studies on COVID-19 vaccine-related tinnitus.

In an article published for the March edition in the “Annals of Medicine and Surgery,” about 12,247 cases of COVID-19 post-vaccination tinnitus were reported until Sept. 14, 2021. Tinnitus is when one experiences ringing or other noises—that are not external sounds—in one or both ears, affecting between 15 and 20 percent of all people, says the Mayo Clinic.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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