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.
The underlying hearing loss can be the result of: 1  Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) - Hearing often deteriorates as people get older, typically starting around the age of 60. This form of hearing loss tends to be bilateral (in both ears) and involve the sensory loss of high-frequency sounds.