Margaret Lou Kempson Tatterson, age 87 of Leoma, Tennessee passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at NHC Healthcare of Lawrenceburg in Lawrenceburg, TN. She was a native of Ohio, a homemaker and a member of Leoma Baptist Church.
Read more about noise and hearing loss. Hearing loss may also occur as a result of disease, infections or drugs. It may be inherited or be a result of physical damage to the ears or serious injuries to the head.
Types of infection that may cause temporary or reversible hearing loss include: 1  Inflammation or infection of the ear canal (otitis externa). 2  Middle ear infection (otitis media). 3  Fluid in the space behind the eardrum (otitis media with effusion). 4  Viral infection of the cochlea (the main sensory organ of hearing).