# Did you get tinnitus after the second vax? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [March 5, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210 "2021-03-05T00:33:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LordHarry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@LordHarry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordHarry)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/1 "2021-03-05T00:33:52Z")
Hello! I got corona last year, with first symptoms on 3/27/2020. I got my first pfizer vaccine on 2/21/2021. I felt unwell for 2-3 days. I had some muscle aches, was tired, things didn’t taste right, and I had a sore throat. Today I got my 2nd dose. About 30 min after the shot, I got a strong metallic taste in my mouth that lasted 20 min, faded away, and came back briefly later. A few hours ago I began experiencing tinnitus- a high pitched ringing in my ears. It seems to vary in intensity. My right ear feels a bit weird- like the hearing is dampened a bit. I have never had any hearing or ear issues before. The internet says the metallic taste in uncommon, but known. Tinnitus I am not finding. Anyone else experience this with the corona vaccines? How long before it went away? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/2 "2021-03-05T01:50:06Z")
I had a metallic taste, but no more tinnitus than usual. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/3 "2021-03-05T12:51:04Z")
Did you report it? [VSafe would like your input](https://vsafe.cdc.gov/). ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/4 "2021-03-05T13:29:56Z")
I took both doses of the Phizer vaccine, and had no side effects. I already had tinnitus. ---
**Author:** ![LordHarry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@LordHarry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordHarry)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/5 "2021-03-05T15:17:47Z")
Yes! I did put it into Vsafe, which I have used since the first shot. Actually, I woke up GREAT today. Last night, about midnight, I felt pretty bad. I had the tinnitus and some vertigo, along with really painful muscles and fatigue. I took 1 aleve tablet and 1 tablet of meclizine (antivert or bonine are brands) for the tinnitus/ vertigo. This morning I woke up feeling great. My arm muscle is a bit swollen where I got the shot and the arm hurts a bit, but otherwise… so much better than the first shot, which leveled me for two days. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/6 "2021-03-05T15:43:21Z")
Cool! I’ve been entering my data daily since my first Pfizer. Kinda glad my appointments are on Fridays, as I anticipate more happening with dose two. ---
**Author:** ![LordHarry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@LordHarry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordHarry)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/7 "2021-03-05T16:05:50Z")
So did I. But it seems take 1 aleve an hour before the shot, 1 aleve 6 hours after, and a Bonine tablet help. ---
**Author:** ![HughGoply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hughgoply/32/7834_2.png) [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/8 "2021-03-05T16:41:51Z")
There are apps out there that provide sound therapy and other therapy for tinnitus. I haven’t used any, but I heard good things. ---
**Author:** ![LordHarry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@LordHarry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordHarry)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/9 "2021-03-05T16:45:01Z")
Thanks, but it seems to have cleared up in the night. ---
**Author:** ![HughGoply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hughgoply/32/7834_2.png) [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/10 "2021-03-05T16:47:07Z")
Glad to hear it. ---
**Author:** ![HughGoply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hughgoply/32/7834_2.png) [@HughGoply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HughGoply)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2021, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/11 "2021-03-05T16:51:13Z")
> [@LordHarry](#): > > But it seems take 1 aleve an hour before the shot, 1 aleve 6 hours after, and a Bonine tablet help The standard advice is not to pre-dose before the vaccine and to use acetaminophen if symptoms develop since it has less of an immunosuppressive effect than a NSAID. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2021, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/12 "2021-03-06T03:19:56Z")
> [@HughGoply](#): > > The standard advice is not to pre-dose before the vaccine and to use acetaminophen if symptoms develop since it has less of an immunosuppressive effect than a NSAID. Exactly the advice I received from a doctor. I’m also his mother so I trust it. Tylenol/acetaminophen-not Aleve, Motrin, other NSAIDS. ---
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2021, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/13 "2021-03-23T07:34:05Z")
> [@LordHarry](#): > > Tinnitus You should have published! [Tinnitus reports grow amid COVID-19 vaccinations - Drug Discovery and Development (drugdiscoverytrends.com)](https://www.drugdiscoverytrends.com/tinnitus-reports-grow-amid-covid-19-vaccinations/) Could be anxiety (which causes a blood pressure rise) or an immune-system mediated blood pressure rise – or just some random thing. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/14 "2021-04-05T19:17:37Z")
My tinnitus wasn’t any more noticeable than usual after either of my Moderna shots. I’ve had a mild case of it since childhood; it’s practically an old friend at this point in life. ---
**Author:** ![LivingGhost371](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@LivingGhost371](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LivingGhost371)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/15 "2021-04-06T14:05:37Z")
It’s been widely reported in the tinnitus community that the vaccines can aggrivate or even trigger tinnitus (and the side effect was report on the J&J study) Ultimately it’s hard to separate it from coincidence. If it is related it’s more likely a secondary effect from anxiety of the immune response as opposed to something in the vaccine itself. Spring weather and being sick (which a vaccine essentially makes you do) tend to cause tinnitus flare-ups in a lot of people. The risk of tinnitus or hearing loss from COVID is something like an order of magnitude more than a vaccine, so the thinking is that it’s still a good idea to get the vaccine. ---
**Author:** ![LordHarry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@LordHarry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordHarry)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2021, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/16 "2021-04-21T02:49:04Z")
It went away, thankfully. I abhor publishing. Hence why I practice instead of do research with my PhD. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/17 "2021-04-22T00:31:06Z")
Good to know, since I seem to have it, T +2 days after my 2nd Pfizer dose. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/18 "2021-04-22T22:23:32Z")
Annnd went away ~12 hours after it started up. Some reports of it lingering for weeks-and I am about to have a weekend trip to a birdwatching (listening) mecca, so it would have sucked if I couldn’t hear them singing. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/19 "2021-04-22T23:45:51Z")
Unfortunately, my long-standing tinnitus got worse not long before my first Pfizer shot. And, it’s still worse after a month. I’m worried that this amped up noise is here to stay. Pretty depressing. It drives me nuts a lot of the day. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210/20 "2021-04-23T01:43:55Z")
I’m there with you. Mine got worse a couple weeks after the first shot (I got Moderna) and has amped up even more in the few days after the second. No way to know what caused it, of course. There are tools to deal with it, but I hate the mental and emotional energy it takes when I could be using that on other things. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-tinnitus-after-the-second-vax/937210.md?page=2)