Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS)

Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS)

Hyperhidrosis can be measured using the Hyperhidrosis Disease Severity Scale (HDSS), a 4-point scale designed to assess the severity of primary axillary hyperhidrosis in everyday clinical practice or in clinical research. The HDSS can be administered by an interviewer or self-completed by the patient.

Patients rate the severity as :

1- Underarm sweating never noticeable/never interferes with daily activities.

2- Underarm sweating tolerable/sometimes interferes with my daily activities.

3- Underarm sweating barely tolerable/frequently interferes with my daily activities.

4- Underarm sweating intolerable/always interferes with my daily activities.