Does the COVID-19 vaccine cause hearing problems?

ByHerb Scribner@HerbScribner

March 30, 2022 8 a.m. MDT

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TheWorld Health Organizationplans to investigate rare reports of hearing loss and other ear-related issues from theCOVID-19 vaccine.

Driving the news:TheWHOposted anewsletter on its websitethat states that it has received reports of sudden hearing problems — including tinnitus and ringing sounds — from those who received the COVID-19 vaccine.

• Most people said they experienced these side effects within one day after the shot.

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By the numbers:PerNBC News, the WHO has received hundreds of reports for auditory issues.

• 367 cases of tinnitus.
• 164 cases of hearing loss.

Yes, but:More than 11 billion doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been…