I would think so. The outer ear (the Pinna) not only gathers sound but it imprints directional information on all sounds picked up by the ear. So Brad's comment seems on the mark. Also, generally, as an object approaches the size of a particular wavelength it can effect it. 20kHz wavelenght is .0565 feet or 1 and 1/16 inch long. 15k is .0753'. Maybe this could have some effect too.
Your doing the opposite of cupping your ears to a lesser degree and you know what that does.
I remain,
Your doing the opposite of cupping your ears to a lesser degree and you know what that does.
I remain,