Does Closing Your Eyes Help You Hear? A Surprising Study Has The Answer

Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University tested 25 volunteers on spotting faint target sounds in background noise.

Participants generally heard better with their eyes open, especially when viewing a related image or video.

Closing the eyes slightly reduced detection, while EEG suggested stronger sound filtering in the brain.

The study challenges the belief that closing your eyes improves hearing and shows vision may help separate sound from noise.