( CNN ) -- My early childhood was a bit of a trip . I was born in the United Kingdom , then moved to Portugal , Venezuela and eventually New Jersey . When I was about 7 , I had a series of severe ear infections . At the time , my family had no money , and we did n't have insurance , so there was no option to take care of it . I ended up losing full hearing in my right ear and 80 % hearing in my left . When I began attending public school , I did n't understand how the severity of my hearing loss would affect me ; neither did my parents or my teachers . There were many issues when it came to grades due to miscommunication between the teachers and me . They often thought I was ignoring them . Eventually , when I was 11 , my parents started to pick up on it , which led to a doctor visit . My mother and I were told that I had significant hearing loss and that the hearing I had left was not guaranteed to stay . My mother had a hard time dealing with the news at first . It was one more obstacle that we were going to have to deal with as a family , and she knew it was bound to cause a hard time for me at school . When it came time to decide whether to go to a school for the deaf or continue in public school , I made the choice to stay where I was . My mother was a bit uncomfortable with the situation , but my fear of being labeled as different played a big part in my decision . I also decided I was just going to keep my hearing loss to myself . Eventually my friends figured it out . It did n't really change anything between us , but from time to time , some other kids would make fun of me . One day in middle school a kid started making fun of me and mocked his own stereotypical idea of what a deaf person would speak like . One of my good friends , Chad Foster , stopped me from thinking or doing anything negative and told me it was n't worth it . He said there will always be ignorant people like that in life , and I just have to brush it off -- to be me and that 's all that mattered . He also told me he had my back . But I still had trouble looking at school the same way . That incident brought reality into my life at an early age , so I kept to myself with my close friends . My career as a DJ began in college . My parents owned a restaurant , and my father gave me the opportunity to DJ a party one night . I immediately fell in love with the turntables and began to DJ more and more . From there I started DJ'ing at clubs in the tri-state area , from New Jersey to New York to Connecticut , and eventually also in Atlanta and Chicago . I started to get a following in those states , even as I continued to attend Kean University to get my bachelor 's degree in biology . Then I had to drop out of college my junior year due to financial trouble in a bad economy . DJ rocks despite hearing loss . However , I stuck with my passion of spinning music , and after nearly a decade , I was granted a great opportunity . Hewlett-Packard took notice of what I was doing and what my movement stood for . We shot and aired a global commercial , which began a positive snowball effect for my career . Doctors tell me there is a procedure that could restore my hearing . One day , when I have the time and money to get my hearing fixed , I probably will have the procedure done . But right now , I need to be on the forefront with my team , fighting for the issues in society that are too often overlooked . I intend to do so through my career in music and philanthropy . Plus , there are just some things in life better off not being heard . When it comes down to it , life 's not about all the small negative things you encounter . It 's about being yourself and doing what you love to be happy . If you love something so much and have great passion for it , then just go for it . My team and I like to use the expression `` Why not ... ? '' Just ask yourself , why not ?
DJ Robbie Wilde lost full hearing in his right ear and 80 % in his left . Wilde tried to keep hearing loss a secret in school , but other students knew and mocked him . Wilde says he 's found his passion spinning music ; he loves to do what makes him happy .