It has long been suggested that blind individual have enhanced auditory sensory abilities, though demonstration of such enhancements have been limited to a relatively small set of auditory skills. To date, the effect of short-term visual deprivation on auditory skills in sighted individuals has also remained underexplored. The results of present study confirm that short-term visual deprivation can significantly enhance auditory perception. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of such an auditory perceptual enhancement involving the analysis of a spectrally complex cue, such as those involved in speech and music perception