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.
Ear disorders. Hearing loss from exposure to loud noise: Acute hearing depends on the microscopic endings of the hearing nerve in the inner ear. Exposure to loud noise can injure these nerve endings and result in hearing loss. Hearing damage from noise exposure is considered to be the leading cause of tinnitus. Presbycusis: Tinnitus can also be related to the general impairment of the hearing nerve that occurs with aging, known as presbycusis.