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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2009
Silvia Allegro Baumann, Unterageri, CH;
Stefan Daniel Menzl, Jona, CH;
Hilmar Meier, Zurich, CH;
Phonak AG, Stafa, CH;
Abstract
In order to switch between different hearing programs to adjust to a momentary acoustic scene, a method for adjusting a hearing device, in which one of several possible hearing programs can be selected in order to adjust to a momentary acoustic scene, the method comprising the steps of detecting a desired hearing program change, changing parameters (b, . . . , b) of a transfer function provided between a microphone (M) and a receiver of the hearing device in order to adapt it to the detected hearing program change, adjusting the parameters (b, . . . , b) to be changed from a momentary value to a desired value in such a manner that a smooth transition is perceived by the hearing device user while changing from a momentary hearing program to the desired hearing program, whereas each of the smooth transition is individually adjustable.