Patent ID: 9031247
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: A61B,H04R

Abstract:
1. A method of hearing aid fitting for a consumer, the method comprising: delivering a sequence of test audio signals corresponding to predetermined suprathreshold loudness levels from a fitting system to an input of a programmable hearing aid in-situ, wherein the test audio signals correspond to multiple test sound segments within a fitting soundscape selected within the audible range of normal human hearing; presenting output from the programmable hearing aid in-situ to the consumer's ear for audibility by the consumer, wherein the output results from the test audio signals according to fitting parameters programmed into the programmable hearing aid; and adjusting a plurality of the fitting parameters in-situ by delivering programming signals from the fitting system, wherein the adjustments are based on a consumer's perceptual assessment of the output of the programmable hearing aid in-situ, wherein the test sound segments comprise representations of a relatively loud level sound, a relatively soft level sound, a relatively low frequency sound, and a relatively high frequency sound, wherein the adjustments comprise a first adjustment made to one or more fitting parameters corresponding to the relatively loud level sound and a second adjustment made to one or more fitting parameters corresponding to the relatively soft level sound.