A method for providing sound to at least one user, comprising: supplying audio signals from an audio signal source to a transmission unit comprising a digital transmitter for applying a digital modulation scheme; compressing the audio signals to generate compressed audio data (51, 51A, 51B, 51C); transmitting compressed audio data via a digital wireless link from the transmission unit to at least one receiver unit (14, 14A, 14B, 14C) comprising at least one digital receiver; decompressing the compressed audio data to generate decompressed audio signals; and stimulating the hearing of the at least one user according to decompressed audio signals supplied from the receiver unit; wherein during certain time periods transmission of compressed audio data is interrupted in favor of transmission of at least one control data block generated by the transmission unit via the digital wireless link in such a manner that audio data transmission is replaced by control data block transmission, thereby temporarily interrupting a flow of received compressed audio data, each control data block including a marker for being recognized by the at least one receiver unit as a control data block and a command for being used for control of the receiver unit, characterized in that each receiver unit (14, 14A, 14B, 14C) is adapted to detect the replacement of compressed audio data (51A, 51B, 51C) by at least one control data block and to mask, when the replacement of compressed audio signal data by at least one control data block has been detected, the temporary absence of received decompressed audio signals when the decompressed audio signals are used for stimulation of the user's hearing. supplying audio signals from an audio signal source to a transmission unit comprising a digital transmitter for applying a digital modulation scheme; compressing the audio signals to generate compressed audio data (51, 51A, 51B, 51C); transmitting compressed audio data via a digital wireless link from the transmission unit to at least one receiver unit (14, 14A, 14B, 14C) comprising at least one digital receiver; decompressing the compressed audio data to generate decompressed audio signals; and stimulating the hearing of the at least one user according to decompressed audio signals supplied from the receiver unit; wherein during certain time periods transmission of compressed audio data is interrupted in favor of transmission of at least one control data block generated by the transmission unit via the digital wireless link in such a manner that audio data transmission is replaced by control data block transmission, thereby temporarily interrupting a flow of received compressed audio data, each control data block including a marker for being recognized by the at least one receiver unit as a control data block and a command for being used for control of the receiver unit, characterized in that each receiver unit (14, 14A, 14B, 14C) is adapted to detect the replacement of compressed audio data (51A, 51B, 51C) by at least one control data block and to mask, when the replacement of compressed audio signal data by at least one control data block has been detected, the temporary absence of received decompressed audio signals when the decompressed audio signals are used for stimulation of the user's hearing.