Score | Description |
Cerumen amount and thickness | |
0 | Cerumen virtually absent |
1 | Minor amount of thin plaques of cerumen. No earwax plug. |
2 | Moderate amount of variable thickness and confluent plaques of cerumen. No ear wax plug. |
3 | Great amount of thick and confluent plaques of cerumen. Presence of small ear wax plug |
4 | Massive and occlusive amounts of cerumen |
Surface of ear canal covered by cerumen | |
0 | 0 |
1 | 10% - 30% |
2 | 30% - 50% |
3 | 50% - 75% |
4 | 75% - 100% |
Erythema | |
0 | No erythema |
1 | Very mild |
2 | Mild |
3 | Intense |