 [ Symptoms ] 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  [ Disease ] 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