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.
Acute sinusitis, an inflammation of the sinuses, causes sinus pain and tenderness, facial redness and more. Aspirin poisoning is a medical emergency and can cause nausea, vomiting, drowsiness and more. Tinnitus is a ringing, buzzing, clicking, hissing, or roaring sound in the ears. Symptoms include ringing in the ears (tinnitus), pressure or fullness in the ears. Symptoms of an ear canal infection include ear pain and itching, decreased hearing, drainage and more. Sometimes ear wax can harden and block the ear canal, causing discomfort and itching, earache, and more.