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Report #2834516

Received Apr 7, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Male
Age
37 yrs
State
NY
Recovered
Not recovered
Vaccinated
Apr 29, 2021
Onset
Apr 30, 2021
Days to onset
1
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
SMALLSMALLPOX (ACAM2000)EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS2ER8730SYR / LA

Symptoms (14)

Borrelia test negativeBrain fogChronic sinusitisDisorientationDisturbance in attentionDizzinessEar discomfortHead discomfortMagnetic resonance imaging head normalMetabolic function test normalNauseaParanasal sinus discomfortSleep disorderVertigo

Symptom narrative

Symptom 1: Brain Fog / disorientation. Started day after vaccine and lasted for approximately 2 years. Symptoms improved immediately upon self administering white pine needle tea. Symptom 2: Vertigo / chronic sinusitis. Symptoms started day after vaccine and included extreme vertigo. Verito symptoms lessoned over the course of approximately 6 months but persisted / did not clear 100%. Initially I described it as a feeling of dizziness and pressure between the eyes that would come in waves and at its worse roll through to the back of the head inducing nausea. Conducted several tests including comprehensive metabolic panel (8/5/2021), ENT checkup (date unknown ~8/21), MRI brain scan (1/19/2022), and Lyme disease test (1/21/2022) all of which were normal / negative. The feeling of water in the ear has persisted and still present. Self diagnosis includes chronic sinusitis although this was not acknowledged by (or suggest to) healthcare providers at the time of investigation (21-22). Symptoms improve with manually assisted sinus draining. Persistent symptoms include sinus pressure (forehead between eyes) and the feeling of vertigo although appears to be related to sinus pressure rather than other causes of vertigo. Symptoms started the day after the vaccine and have improved, but not 100%. Symptoms impact sleep as they worsen while laying down. Ability to focus is reduced due to distraction from sinus pressure. Treatments tried include long term additional water intake and administration of flonase (neither helped).

Current illness

none

Medical history

none

Other medications

none

Allergies

sulfa

Lab data

Comprehensive metabolic panel (8/5/2021), ENT checkup (date unknown ~8/21), MRI brain scan (1/19/2022), and Lyme disease test (1/21/2022) all of which were normal / negative.