# Tinnitus in the head instead of the ears **URL:** \ **Category:** Hearing, Ear Health & Tinnitus\ **Tags:** helpful\ **Created:** [January 30, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://myhealthyhaven.org/t/tinnitus-in-the-head-instead-of-the-ears/727 "2026-01-30T21:36:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fresh\_ptolem6](https://myhealthyhaven.org/user_avatar/myhealthyhaven.org/fresh_ptolem6/32/167_2.png) [@fresh\_ptolem6](https://myhealthyhaven.org/u/fresh_ptolem6)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://myhealthyhaven.org/t/tinnitus-in-the-head-instead-of-the-ears/727/1 "2026-01-30T21:36:04Z")
Who else experiences the ringing strictly in their head rather than their ears? ---
**Author:** ![earthy\_linnaeu2](https://myhealthyhaven.org/user_avatar/myhealthyhaven.org/earthy_linnaeu2/32/199_2.png) [@earthy\_linnaeu2](https://myhealthyhaven.org/u/earthy_linnaeu2)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://myhealthyhaven.org/t/tinnitus-in-the-head-instead-of-the-ears/727/2 "2026-01-30T21:41:02Z")
I experience both, so that’s not the case for me. ---
**Author:** ![petruineaf79](https://myhealthyhaven.org/user_avatar/myhealthyhaven.org/petruineaf79/32/152_2.png) [@petruineaf79](https://myhealthyhaven.org/u/petruineaf79)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://myhealthyhaven.org/t/tinnitus-in-the-head-instead-of-the-ears/727/3 "2026-01-30T21:54:07Z")
I’m not entirely sure… it doesn’t feel like it’s coming from my ears. When I push on my head just above my ears, the sound gets louder and higher. ---
**Author:** ![woasnouset6](https://myhealthyhaven.org/user_avatar/myhealthyhaven.org/woasnouset6/32/146_2.png) [@woasnouset6](https://myhealthyhaven.org/u/woasnouset6)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://myhealthyhaven.org/t/tinnitus-in-the-head-instead-of-the-ears/727/4 "2026-01-30T22:48:04Z")
That’s me. I’m pretty sure I’ve had it my whole life. Even as a child, I don’t remember ‘silence,’ just a faint sound like TV static. ---
**Author:** ![fearless\_shann0](https://myhealthyhaven.org/user_avatar/myhealthyhaven.org/fearless_shann0/32/133_2.png) [@fearless\_shann0](https://myhealthyhaven.org/u/fearless_shann0)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://myhealthyhaven.org/t/tinnitus-in-the-head-instead-of-the-ears/727/5 "2026-01-30T22:49:03Z")
It feels like it’s in my ears and my head. Sometimes it’s like it’s right in the center of my skull. Great, surround sound tinnitus. ---
**Author:** ![mighty\_koala37](https://myhealthyhaven.org/user_avatar/myhealthyhaven.org/mighty_koala37/32/195_2.png) [@mighty\_koala37](https://myhealthyhaven.org/u/mighty_koala37)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://myhealthyhaven.org/t/tinnitus-in-the-head-instead-of-the-ears/727/7 "2026-01-31T00:22:03Z")
Mine is definitely centered in my head. ---
**Author:** ![silky\_galilei33](https://myhealthyhaven.org/user_avatar/myhealthyhaven.org/silky_galilei33/32/191_2.png) [@silky\_galilei33](https://myhealthyhaven.org/u/silky_galilei33)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://myhealthyhaven.org/t/tinnitus-in-the-head-instead-of-the-ears/727/8 "2026-01-31T00:32:07Z")
I notice it on the left side of my head; it’s like an electric current I can hear and feel, almost like a tickle inside. But I hear it in my left ear too. ---
**Author:** ![tidy\_dolphin](https://myhealthyhaven.org/user_avatar/myhealthyhaven.org/tidy_dolphin/32/164_2.png) [@tidy\_dolphin](https://myhealthyhaven.org/u/tidy_dolphin)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://myhealthyhaven.org/t/tinnitus-in-the-head-instead-of-the-ears/727/9 "2026-01-31T00:56:03Z")
It’s both for me, and it tends to migrate—from the side of my head to the back or the top, plus the ears. ---
**Author:** ![neat\_coder](https://myhealthyhaven.org/user_avatar/myhealthyhaven.org/neat_coder/32/182_2.png) [@neat\_coder](https://myhealthyhaven.org/u/neat_coder)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 5:58am UTC](https://myhealthyhaven.org/t/tinnitus-in-the-head-instead-of-the-ears/727/10 "2026-01-31T05:58:04Z")
It started in both, but now it’s just in my head on the right side. I still get it in my ear sometimes, but it eventually stops. ---
**Author:** ![sunny\_fermi53](https://myhealthyhaven.org/user_avatar/myhealthyhaven.org/sunny_fermi53/32/175_2.png) [@sunny\_fermi53](https://myhealthyhaven.org/u/sunny_fermi53)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://myhealthyhaven.org/t/tinnitus-in-the-head-instead-of-the-ears/727/11 "2026-01-31T11:36:03Z")
As I’ve noted before, tinnitus is a brain-based issue. It’s created in the brain even if it stems from ear damage. The auditory cortex is what generates the sound we hear. So it’s fundamentally in your head, though it can be felt in the ears. It can even move around. I get it in the center of my head sometimes, or just the left ear, or both.