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.
Doxycycline can cause tinnitus in some people. But so can having a middle ear infection. Escitalopram (Lexapro) also causes tinnitus in some people. Since it is an SSRI, you have to taper of it slowly. I donât know what you call a slow taper, but to me a slow taper is 1/3 of 1% per day.