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InjuryOBP

MAG VITA TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION.

Received Sep 27, 2023 · Event occurred Sep 6, 2023

Report MW5146256 · MDR key 17836559

Device

Generic name

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator

Manufacturer

Magventure A/s

Patient

38 YR · Female

  • Headache
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Nerve Damage
  • Tinnitus
  • Blurred Vision
  • Visual Impairment
  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Nerve Damage
  • Tinnitus
  • Blurred Vision
  • Visual Impairment
  • Dizziness

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

IN (B)(6) 2022, I DID TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION. I WAS GIVEN 37 SESSIONS. FROM THE START I HAD ISSUES WITH HEADACHES AND DIZZINESS. THESE HAVE CONTINUED TO BE AN ISSUE TO THIS DAY. IN (B)(6) 2022, I STARTED HAVING VISION ISSUES ON THE SAME SIDE -LEFT- AS I HAD TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION. I WENT TO AN OPTOMETRIST WHO TOLD ME THEY SAW NOTHING WRONG AFTER DISPLAYING MY EYES. SINCE THEN I HAVE DAILY VISION CHANGES. SOME DAYS MY VISION IS EXTREMELY BLURRY, OTHER DAYS, IT'S NORMAL. IN (B)(6) OF THIS YEAR, I STARTED HAVING PULSATIVE TINNITUS AND A FULL FEELING IN MY LEFT EAR. I WAS TESTED BY AN AUDIOLOGIST AND TOLD THAT I HAVE NERVE DAMAGE THAT IS CAUSING THE BEGINNINGS OF HEARING LOSS IN MY LEFT EAR. I BELIEVE ALL THESE ISSUES ARE RELATED TO THE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION. SESSIONS I'VE HAD. I WAS NOT TOLD THAT THESE WERE POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS. I JUST HAD AN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING YESTERDAY. UNSURE WHEN I WILL GET THE RESULTS.