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First, talk to your GM. Ask if you actually are annoying him and whether he has any ideas for how you can help.
If your GM doesn't know about / understand all your defensive abilities, definitely explain them. If he does know but just finds them hard to keep track of in combat...
If the GM announces what attacks the monsters are making before rolling them ("The goblin attacks you..." *roll* "...and hits") then announcing your AC during the roll may be enough for the first problem.
Alternatively, get an index card or whiteboard or something of that nature to update your AC on, and then position it so that the GM can see it easily when they roll to attack you.
For the out-of-turn attacks, making a short reminder list of the circumstances in which you get these attacks and making that available might be helpful. If it's just Snake Fang, a note on the above AC indicator reading: "If missed, can AoO" could be enough. Otherwise you might need to keep verbally reminding your GM.
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From a GM's perspective:
I have a rule as GM - if I can't make sense or figure out something about your character, it is your responsibility to make it so I can. I am not a new GM and I am a fairly smart guy, so it really comes down to simplifying a complex ruleset and the player being responsible for communicating this proactively, not after the fact. If you can't do that, you have to play a different character. This puts the onus on the player to come up with a way that helps me make sense of his character.
For instance, the first inquisitor character we had used the same notecards mentioned earlier and put one on the board with name and bonuses written on it for each judgment he used. This was because in a 9 player group, I couldn't keep track of what each one did, so when he announced the name of the judgment, it did not compute.
We have a rule by understanding that if you cast a buff or do something that creates a condition (like haste) for party members, you have to put a card on the table with the name and bonuses on it so everyone can remember and be reminded. Nothing is more annoying than a PC forgetting about a Bless spell or bard song and wanting to go back and confirm the crit or have their miss hit when we have gone thru 3 more players since his turn.
Sometimes, we just nerf stuff to help keep it simple and keep the game flowing. For instance, Blessing of Fervor, each person can pick a different bonus each round. We simplified to say, when the spell is cast, you pick the effect for the duration. Yes it weakens the spell, but it saves my sanity as GM and hence does not get banned from the table.
TL;DR- Save your GM's sanity, use notecards or walk thru the different bonuses with him and where they come from either before or after the game, when you have his undivided attention. Once he can grasp the different ones in his mind, it should make him less frustrated.
Specific: your DM can just say "the troll hits AC 22." Then you can declare hit or no.
General: Out of kindness for a noob DM, consider dialing back the complexity.