only if the shingles is in the ears. called ramsay-hunt syndrome. if you had this herpes infection in your ear area it can also cause tinnitus in some people. if you have herpes on your butt. tinnitus would not be related. shingles does not break out on both sides of your buttocks (it follows a nerve pathway and nerves do not cross over the midline of the spine) so i am guessing you have an incorrect diagnosis. you likely have something other than shingles causing your skin eruption.
is tinnitus and shingles related? . hello i have both tinnitus and shingles for several years and it seems to be getting worst. for the last few months i have been very sick with tinnitus. this week shingles broke out on both sides of my butt (left side lower and right side higher). do you know if tinnitus and shingles are related? thank you. .