input: [1] Ear scratching more frequent than normal. Continual head-shaking. Loss of balance. Avoids having ear touched. [2] Inner ear infection Parasitic ear mites [3] Infection- poor cage hygiene, foreign body or laceration inside ear. Mites- contamination from other degus, transmitted from infected hay. [4] Maintain good cage hygiene. Quarantine new degus and isolate infected degus. Treat hay that is brought from an open bale before feeding. [5] GOOD to REASONABLE [0] 
output: Ears