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.
Each type of hearing loss may have several different causes. Exposure to loud noise is a common cause of both hearing loss and tinnitus. Infections are also a common cause, as are birth defects, genetics and reaction to drugs, especially chemotherapy or drugs used for cancer treatment. Here are the different causes of each type of hearing loss. Causes of sensorineural hearing loss: 1  Aging.  Injury.