What sense do blind people use the most?

Hearing
Hearing is the basic sense for blind people, while for the sighted is their vision. Hence, when the latter is preoccupied looking at a movie, blind people depend upon their hearing to follow it.

Do blind people have more sensitive hearing?

Research has shown that people who are born blind or become blind early in life often have a more nuanced sense of hearing, especially when it comes to musical abilities and tracking moving objects in space (imagine crossing a busy road using sound alone).

Are blind people better at listening?

How well a person can hear largely depends on how intact these hair cells are. Once lost, they don’t grow back – and this is no different for blind people. So blind people can’t physically hear better than others. Yet blind people often outperform sighted people in hearing tasks such as locating the source of sounds.

Do blind people taste better?

“There is an urban legend that blind people have better smell than the sighted. We are proving this to be false,” said Maurice Ptito, a professor at the University of Montreal and Beaulieu-Lefebvre’s thesis director.

Does being blind improve other senses?

Summary: The brains of those who are born blind make new connections in the absence of visual information, resulting in enhanced, compensatory abilities such as a heightened sense of hearing, smell and touch, as well as cognitive functions (such as memory and language) according to a new study.

What is the best way to communicate with a blind person?

When speaking with a person who is Blind:

1. DO identify yourself, especially when entering a room.
2. DO speak directly to the individual.
3. DO give specific directions like, “The desk is five feet to your right,” as opposed to saying, “The desk is over there.”

What are some questions to ask a blind person?

Questions blind people frequently get asked

• What is your condition called and how do you see?
• How much can you see?
• Why do you wear glasses if you are blind?
• Do you use a cane or guide dog – or both?
• How do you manage to use technology like a smartphone?