You may be able to claim travel costs you pay for medical care. This includes costs such as public transportation, ambulance service, tolls and parking fees. If you use your car, you can deduct either the actual costs or the standard mileage rate for medical travel. The rate is 23.5 cents per mile for 2014.
Tinnitus may be caused by different parts of the hearing system. The outer ear (pinna and ear canal) may be involved. Excessive ear wax, especially if the wax touches the ear drum, causing pressure and changing how the ear drum vibrates, can result in tinnitus. Middle ear problems that cause hearing problems can also cause tinnitus.
I used to go to the ENT doctor for problems with my ears as well as tinnitus. The doctor did tell me if I keep backed up wax was to use baby oil or mineral oil and water before I take a shower in my ears to keep them from being backed up. Could wax build up cause the ticking sound coming from the back of my head.