A method of fitting a hearing device to a user, the hearing device comprising a forward path from an input to an output (IU 1,..., IU M) and number of processing algorithms applicable to a signal of the forward path, the signal of the forward path representing sound, the method comprising • Defining a user as a first time user; • Selecting a processing algorithm to have special first time user settings; • Defining prescribed settings for the user of the selected processing algorithm; • Defining special first time user settings for said processing algorithm; • Defining a scheme for adapting said special first time user settings to said prescribed settings overtime, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said processing algorithm to have special first time user settings is selected from the group consisting of noise reduction algorithms, directionality algorithms, binaural algorithms, and a combination thereof, and wherein • the selected processing algorithm comprises a directionality algorithm and wherein a shift between an omni-directional mode (OMNI) to a directional mode is automatically performed at a predefined threshold level L(OMNI->DIR) of a signal of the forward path, and wherein the threshold level L 1st (OMNI->DIR) for a first time user is lower than the prescribed threshold level L exp (OMNI->DIR); and/or • the selected processing algorithm comprises a noise reduction algorithm for reducing noise components in a signal of the forward path and wherein attenuation ATT provided by the noise reduction algorithm is smaller, the larger a signal to noise ratio (S/N) of the signal of the forward path, and wherein the attenuation ATT 1st (S/N) for a first time user is higher than the prescribed attenuation ATT exp (S/N), at least at some frequencies; and/or • the selected processing algorithm comprises a noise reduction algorithm for reducing noise components in a signal of the forward path and wherein attenuation ATT provided by the noise reduction algorithm is dependent on an input level of sound L IN, so that attenuation ATT provided by the noise reduction algorithm is smaller or zero below a predefined threshold value L IN,NR-TH of the input level L IN, and wherein the threshold level L IN,NR-TH,1st for a first time user is smaller than the prescribed threshold values L IN,exp, at least at some frequencies. • Defining a user as a first time user; • Selecting a processing algorithm to have special first time user settings; • Defining prescribed settings for the user of the selected processing algorithm; • Defining special first time user settings for said processing algorithm; • Defining a scheme for adapting said special first time user settings to said prescribed settings overtime, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT • the selected processing algorithm comprises a directionality algorithm and wherein a shift between an omni-directional mode (OMNI) to a directional mode is automatically performed at a predefined threshold level L(OMNI->DIR) of a signal of the forward path, and wherein the threshold level L 1st (OMNI->DIR) for a first time user is lower than the prescribed threshold level L exp (OMNI->DIR); and/or • the selected processing algorithm comprises a noise reduction algorithm for reducing noise components in a signal of the forward path and wherein attenuation ATT provided by the noise reduction algorithm is smaller, the larger a signal to noise ratio (S/N) of the signal of the forward path, and wherein the attenuation ATT 1st (S/N) for a first time user is higher than the prescribed attenuation ATT exp (S/N), at least at some frequencies; and/or • the selected processing algorithm comprises a noise reduction algorithm for reducing noise components in a signal of the forward path and wherein attenuation ATT provided by the noise reduction algorithm is dependent on an input level of sound L IN, so that attenuation ATT provided by the noise reduction algorithm is smaller or zero below a predefined threshold value L IN,NR-TH of the input level L IN, and wherein the threshold level L IN,NR-TH,1st for a first time user is smaller than the prescribed threshold values L IN,exp, at least at some frequencies.