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Danielle N. Patient Expert

west hempstead, New York
My name is Danielle I was born with sensorineural hearing loss due to unknown cause. I was raised by a hearing family. I was in special ed and speech classes my whole life. I know how to speech very well that you wouldnt even notice I was hearing impaired. I learned ASL five years ago in college... Full Bio
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Marvel Comics creates a hearing impaired super hero by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness You might want to check out this new hero who wears hearing aids. He inspires a young little boy to wear his in real life. Kudos to Marvel Comics to help this child overcome ... Read on »
Difference between BAHA VS. Cochlear Implant's by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness A few people on Facebook mentioned they didn't know the difference between BAHA and Cochlear Implants. I didn't know either. Someone sent me these two links. These links exp ... Read on »
Jennifer Rosner is an inspiration.. by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I had the pleasure meeting Jennifer Rosner when I lost all of my hearing. I didn't know much about Cochlear Implants prior to her book signing. Maybe three weeks. This ... Read on »
MUSIC is amazing by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Today, was the first time I heard about the Beastie Boys on TV. My entire life I couldn't enjoy music because I couldn't hear. Even if the volume was blasting in the car ... Read on »
Cochlear has a new APP for Nucleus Receipts for the Iphone! by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Finally! Cochlear has a new APP for Nucleus Recipients. If you have an Iphone, You can download this for FREE! I love it! I took pictures of what the APP looks like.  Click ... Read on »
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness May is Better Hearing & Speech Month. Please spread awareness about Cochlear Implants. Did you know? 1 in 10 people in the U.S. suffer from hearing loss ... Read on »
Mapping #3 by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Today I had another mapping done.The last few weeks have been a struggle because I havent gone for a mapping in 2 months. I realized the programs have changed. My audiologis ... Read on »
Minor leaguer hears with Cochlear Implants by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Jalen Harris was born Deaf. He now plays for the Brewers minor league team wearing his cochlear implants. What an inspiring story. Click Here to read the article. Next ... Read on »
Opening Day at New York Yankee Stadium by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness On April 13, 2012, I went to opening day at the New York Yankee Stadium for the first time. I had the best time. The stadium was packed and so loud but I was able to communi ... Read on »
Battery Modules by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Hi. Hope everyone is doing well. I am running out of Disposables batteries and will start using the Standard and Compact Rechargeable Batteries. I was searching for a case t ... Read on »
I'm Back by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I havent been on here for a while now. I been so busy with my illness and going to never ending Dr' appointments. I had to cancel my mapping this month because I havent been ... Read on »
SKIN IT... by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Also today I received an email there is an APP for the IPHONE now for Parent IEP checklist click here to download it. Have a good week... ... Read on »
Petition: To get MLB Network to Caption their shows by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Two days ago I was so excited to watch the first  yankee spring training game. The game was on MLB network.  I am a disappointed because MLB network doesn't provide cl ... Read on »
mapping #2 by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Today I went into the city for my second mapping. What a day!!! They wouldn't take me because of insurance issues meanwhile everything is fine. JUST A NIGHTMARE. Finally ... Read on »
Early Intervention :The Missing Link by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Great video.  This video is voice, captioned and signed. © 2012 My personal Hearing Loss blog Read on »
Post Activation.... 11 days by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness It has been 11 days since Activation.  This week has been a stressful one because my uncle has passed. Finally Today I started to practice my hearing. My friends are telling ... Read on »
A Letter for my God Father.... by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness On Saturday February 18th, 2012 you went to heaven. I still cant believe this happened especially on the 18th, because thats the same date as my birthday even though its a d ... Read on »
Re- Implantation Activation... by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Today I went into the city for Activation. First I saw my surgeon, he removed a stich that was sticking out. Then I went in for Activation. I was very overwhelmed. My au ... Read on »
Activation is in one day... by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness I'm back! The last couple of weeks after surgery was really rough. I am still dizzy, but I am much better. I have my days. Anyways the great news is ACTIVATION is finally he ... Read on »
"The Hammer" movie by Danielle N. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Hearing Loss & Deafness Matt “The Hammer” Hamill is a deaf American amateur wrestler and MMA fighter. He was a three-time NCAA Wrestling Division III National Champion (167 lb. class in 1997, 190 ... Read on »