Patent ID: 9532152
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: A61B,H04R

Claim Text:
1. A method of hearing device fitting for a consumer, the method comprising: generating an output from a programmable hearing device in-situ, wherein the output is based, at least in part, on a sequence of test audio signals corresponding to predetermined suprathreshold loudness levels, wherein the test audio signals correspond to multiple test sound segments within a fitting soundscape in an audible range of human hearing, and wherein the output is further based, at least in part on fitting parameters programmed into the programmable hearing device; and adjusting a plurality of the fitting parameters based, at least in part, on the consumer's assessment of the output, wherein adjustments comprise a first adjustment made to one or more fitting parameters corresponding to a relatively loud level sound segment and a second adjustment made to one or more fitting parameters corresponding to a relatively soft level sound segment.