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.
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss. Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) occurs when loud noise damages the working of the inner ear and causes hearing loss. It can be the result of a one-time exposure to an intense impulse sound, such as an explosion, or by continuous exposure to loud sounds over an extended period of time. Roughly 20% of adults in the US, about 48 million people, report some degree of hearing loss. At age 65, 1 out of 3 people have hearing loss. (1) According to the American Tinnitus Association, Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) and tinnitus is currently the number one service connected disability of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.