Abstract
The directional hearing ability of normal-hearing blind persons and persons with normal hearing and sight was examined in the horizontal plane for white noise in an anechoic room. No difference in localization ability between these two populations could be demonstrated. For blind persons, orientation may be facilitated by fixed, appropriate sound sources, the character of the sound being complex and presented as pulses. Normal-hearing persons are expected to benefit from this arrangement, and it may be of help also for persons with impaired hearing. These conclusions are valid for the patients as a population, and must not be taken as absolutely valid for the single individual.