For many years, this percentage was 7.5%. Thus, for example, if your AGI was $100,000, you could deduct your medical expenses as an itemized deduction only if, and to the extent, they exceeded $7,500. However, starting in 2013, this went up to 10% (except for people 65 and over, who will be exempt from the increase until 2017).
Fox News. Most Kids' Ear Infections Can Heal Without Antibiotics. Most children with ear infections do not need antibiotics, but they get them anyway. Now, a new study suggests parents are often willing to delay treatment if they know their kids can get the drugs if they need them. Giving parents the option of delaying treatment meant far fewer kids ended up taking antibiotics --.
Antibiotics are strong medicines that can kill bacteria. For ear infections, doctors often prescribe oral antibiotics that you swallow in pill or liquid form. However, eardrops can sometimes be safer and more effective than oral medicines. Oral antibiotics have risks. 1  Oral antibiotics are more likely to cause resistant bacteria outside the ear. Then, in the future, the drugs will not work as well. 2  Antibiotic eardrops kill the bacteria faster and more completely than oral antibiotics. Drops donât go into the bloodstream, so more medicine reaches the infection.