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. 2022 Oct 20;44(1):103669. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103669

Table 3.

Onset of audio-vestibular symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination.


SARS-CoV-2 infection
COVID-19 vaccine
Onset within
2 weeks
N (%)
Onset between 2 and 4 weeks
N (%)
N (total) Onset within a week of the 1st dose
N (%)
Onset within a week of the 2nd dose
N (%)
Onset within a week of the 1st and 2nd dose
N (%)
N (total)
Tinnitus 9 (81.8 %) 2 (18.2 %) 11 1 (50 %) 0 (0 %) 1 (50 %) 2
Hyperacusis 14 (93.3 %) 1 (6.7 %) 15 2 (66.7 %) 1 (33.3 %) 0 (0 %) 3
Aural fullness 31 (93.9 %) 2 (6.1 %) 33 1 (25 %) 1 (25 %) 2 (50 %) 4
Otalgia 21 (91.3 %) 2 (8.7 %) 23 0 (0 %) 0 (0 %) 0 (0 %) 0
Otorrhea 11 (100 %) 0 (0 %) 11 0 (0 %) 0 (0 %) 0 (0 %) 0
Vertigo 1 (14.3 %) 6 (85.7 %) 7 0 (0 %) 0 (0 %) 0 (0 %) 0
Dizziness 7 (77.8.%) 2 (22.2 %) 9 1 (20 %) 1 (20 %) 3 (60 %) 5