Dale was born on June 29, 1991. In his early toddler years, his hearing was normal. But when he turned two and a half, something changed. During a three-month period, his ability to hear was drastically reduced.
Doctors told the McCords that the official diagnosis was a "fluke of nature," meaning they had no idea what the exact cause for the hearing loss was. Five years later in 1999, Rod and his wife Audrey brought their son to an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist, who re-examined Dale's CT scan. The real reason for his hearing loss, said the doctor, was a phenomenon called Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct (EVA).
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