Longitudinal study of self‐reported hearing loss and subjective cognitive function decline in women

Introduction We investigated the relation between self‐reported hearing loss and risk of subjective cognitive function (SCF) decline among women. Methods We conducted a longitudinal study of 20,193 women in the Nurses’ Health Study aged ≥66 years who reported their hearing status and had no subjective cognitive concerns in 2012. SCF scores were assessed by a 7‐item questionnaire in 2012 and 2014. SCF decline was defined as a new report of at...