Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Following Immunization With BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 : A Danish Population-Based Cohort Study

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OBJECTIVE: To compare the occurrence of sudden sensorineural hearing loss following immunization with BNT162b2 (Comirnaty®; Pfizer BioNTech) or mRNA-1273 (Spikevax®; Moderna) to the occurrence among unvaccinated individuals.

STUDY DESIGN: Cohort study.

SETTING: Nationwide Danish health care registers comprised all Danish residents living in Denmark on October 1, 2020, who were 18 years or older or turned 18 in 2021.

METHODS: We compared the occurrence of sudden sensorineural hearing loss following immunization with BNT162b2 (Comirnaty®; Pfizer BioNTech) or mRNA-1273 (Spikevax®; Moderna) (first, second, or third dose) against unvaccinated person time. Secondary outcomes were a first-ever hospital diagnosis of vestibular neuritis and a hearing examination, by an ear-nose-throat (ENT) specialist, followed by a prescription of moderate to high-dose prednisolone.

RESULTS: BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273 vaccine was not associated with an increased risk of receiving a discharge diagnosis of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (adjusted hazard ratio [HR]: 0.99, confidence interval [CI]: 0.59-1.64) or vestibular neuritis (adjusted HR: 0.94, CI: 0.69-1.24). We found a slightly increased risk (adjusted HR: 1.40, CI, 1.08-1.81) of initiating moderate to high-dose oral prednisolone following a visit to an ENT specialist within 21 days from receiving a messenger RNA (mRNA)-based Covid-19 vaccine.

CONCLUSION: Our findings do not suggest an increased risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss or vestibular neuritis following mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccination. mRNA-Covid-19 vaccination may be associated with a small excess risk of a visit to an ENT specialist visit followed by a prescription of moderate to high doses of prednisolone.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:169

Enthalten in:

Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery - 169(2023), 6 vom: 08. Dez., Seite 1472-1480

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Damkier, Per [VerfasserIn]
Cleary, Brian [VerfasserIn]
Hallas, Jesper [VerfasserIn]
Schmidt, Jesper H [VerfasserIn]
Ladebo, Louise [VerfasserIn]
Jensen, Peter B [VerfasserIn]
Lund, Lars Christian [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2019-nCoV Vaccine mRNA-1273
9PHQ9Y1OLM
BNT162 Vaccine
BNT162 vaccine
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
EPK39PL4R4
Journal Article
MRNA vaccine
MRNA-1273 Vaccine
Prednisolone
RNA, Messenger
SARS-CoV-2
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Vestibular neuritis

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Date Completed 22.11.2023

Date Revised 22.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ohn.394

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357903579