Hearing ability of blind people

pooge · 14th March 2009, 10:24 AM

Ran across this article on whether blind people can hear better than sighted people:

Blind People Hear Better: Truth or Myth?

Geek · 14th March 2009, 10:45 AM

This was on Discovery some time back (from a different set of researchers?). Pretty amazing.

Those areas of the brain lit up just as much as someone processing a complex scene.

Cheers!

Hugo82 · 15th March 2009, 11:25 AM

Can't remember on what show it was but there was a guy who lost his sight at a young age and steadily developed the ability to locate objects and navigate through some crude form of echo location using clicking sounds he made with his tongue.

He can't locate small objects but he could walk around without bumping into things using this technique also in surroundings not familiar to him.

I found that quite astonishing.

FlexQ · 17th March 2009, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hugo82
Can't remember on what show it was but there was a guy who lost his sight at a young age and steadily developed the ability to locate objects and navigate through some crude form of echo location using clicking sounds he made with his tongue.

He can't locate small objects but he could walk around without bumping into things using this technique also in surroundings not familiar to him.

I found that quite astonishing.

Sounds quite alot like Daredevil from Marvel Comics (:

albin · 17th March 2009, 09:41 PM

Without sight or without hearing
I think hearing Is more usefull
2 cents

Geek · 17th March 2009, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by albin
Without sight or without hearing
I think hearing Is more usefull
2 cents

In our hobby/pofession, I guess it could be.

DigitalJunkie · 17th March 2009, 10:35 PM

I've got it!

Real 'blind' A/B testing!
You know the subjects can't see what you're doing,and they have very acute hearing.. Double bonus! Problem Solved?

FlexQ · 18th March 2009, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DigitalJunkie
I've got it!

Real 'blind' A/B testing!
You know the subjects can't see what you're doing,and they have very acute hearing.. Double bonus! Problem Solved?

Its a perfect plan, now we just need to find an blind audiophile...

AND THEN WE CAN RULE THE WORLD

Geek · 18th March 2009, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by FlexQ
...now we just need to find an blind audiophile...

.....

.....

Nah.... too dang easy, mate!

Hugo82 · 18th March 2009, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hugo82
Can't remember on what show it was but there was a guy who lost his sight at a young age and steadily developed the ability to locate objects and navigate through some crude form of echo location using clicking sounds he made with his tongue.

He can't locate small objects but he could walk around without bumping into things using this technique also in surroundings not familiar to him.

I found that quite astonishing.

Here is a video about him.

14th March 2009, 10:24 AM	#1
pooge diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern Va.	Hearing ability of blind people Ran across this article on whether blind people can hear better than sighted people: Blind People Hear Better: Truth or Myth?

17th March 2009, 09:41 PM	#5
albin diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2008	How yould you cope Without sight or without hearing I think hearing Is more usefull 2 cents

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14th March 2009, 10:45 AM	#2
Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004	This was on Discovery some time back (from a different set of researchers?). Pretty amazing. Those areas of the brain lit up just as much as someone processing a complex scene. Cheers!

15th March 2009, 11:25 AM	#3
Hugo82 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2009	Can't remember on what show it was but there was a guy who lost his sight at a young age and steadily developed the ability to locate objects and navigate through some crude form of echo location using clicking sounds he made with his tongue. He can't locate small objects but he could walk around without bumping into things using this technique also in surroundings not familiar to him. I found that quite astonishing.

17th March 2009, 10:35 PM	#7
DigitalJunkie diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Portland,Oregon Blog Entries: 4	I've got it! Real 'blind' A/B testing! You know the subjects can't see what you're doing,and they have very acute hearing.. Double bonus! Problem Solved?

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