"Abstract
Hypothesis: This study investigates whether U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) data suggest an association between vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, Bell’s palsy and the COVID-19 vaccines administered in the United States...
Methods: The incidence in VAERS of vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and Bell’s palsy associated with COVID-19 vaccinations administered between December 14, 2020 and June 7, 2021 was compared with published rates for the general population...
Results: The COVID-19 vaccines were associated with statistically significant increases in the incidence of vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and Bell’s palsy of 1877, 50, 12, and 14 cases per 100,000, respectively. In relation to the mRNA-1273 or BNT162b2 vaccines, the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine was associated with a statistically significant excess incidence of vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss of at least 723, 57, and 55 cases per 100,000, respectively.
Conclusion: These results suggest an association between the COVID-19 vaccines and vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and Bell’s palsy. They also suggest that, with respect to vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss, the association is relatively strong for the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine."
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