Patent ID: 7876908
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. Process for adjusting hearing device settings device comprising the steps: 1) determining a hearing capability of a person; 2) visualizing the hearing capability of the person by means of a picture of a scene retrieved from a picture database; and 3) adjusting the hearing device settings such as to improve the hearing capability of the person, wherein the effect of the hearing device settings on the hearing capability of the user is visualized by means of the picture of the scene; wherein the picture of the scene is selected to represent the listening situation for which the hearing device settings are to be adjusted; and further wherein step 3 is repeated until a satisfactory improvement of the hearing capability of the person is achieved, or wherein steps 1 to 3 are repeated while the person is wearing the hearing device with the adjusted hearing device settings until a satisfactory improvement of the hearing capability of the person is achieved.