Table 5.
Characteristics of the positive rechallenge cases.
| Sex | Age (years) | Medical history | Vertigo | Tinnitus | Vaccination rank and delay onset (days) | Hearing loss side | Hearing loss gradea | Final hearing recovery | |||||||||
| Tozinameran | |||||||||||||||||
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Female | 61 | None | Yes | Yes |
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Unilateral | 3 | No improvement | ||||||||
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Male | 47 | None | No | Yes |
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Unilateral | 3 | No improvement | ||||||||
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Female | 74 | Fluctuating hearing loss and vertigo punctually treated with steroids | No | Yes |
|
Unilateral | 3 | Complete recovery | ||||||||
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Female | 32 | Protein S deficiency | No | No |
|
Unilateral | 2 | Complete recovery | ||||||||
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Female | 79 | Diabetes mellitus stabilized since 1977, left Ménière’ disease since 1977, hypothyroidism stabilized, high blood pressure stabilized since 1985, and hypercholesterolemia stabilized since 1985 | Yes | Yes |
|
Unilateral (contralateral to the Ménière side) | 2 | Complete recovery | ||||||||
| Elasomeran | |||||||||||||||||
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Female | 45 | None | No | Yes |
|
Bilateral | 2 | Complete recovery | ||||||||
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Male | 71 | None | No | Yes |
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Unilateral | 2 | Complete recovery | ||||||||
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Female | 41 | High blood pressure | No | Yes |
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Bilateral | 2 | No improvement | ||||||||
aMeasured after injection.
bD1: first vaccine injection.
cD2: second vaccine injection.
dB: booster.
eR-: Negative rechallenge (no recurrence of sudden sensorineural hearing loss; the booster of elasomeran was administered at half dose).