A system comprising: a sound processor included in a cochlear implant system (108, 110, 112) associated with a patient; and a fitting system configured to transmit, while the sound processor is communicatively coupled to the fitting system during a fitting session, a command that sets a most comfortable level ("M level") associated with the cochlear implant system to an initial value representing a first stimulation current level required for the cochlear implant system to produce a sensed perception of sound that is comfortably loud for the patient during the fitting session, and data representative of a target value associated with the M level, the target value of the M level representing a second stimulation current level that is greater than the first stimulation current level and that is required for the cochlear implant system to produce a sensed perception of sound that is comfortably loud for the patient at a time subsequent to the fitting session; wherein a processing facility of the sound processor is configured to receive the command and the data from the fitting system, and gradually adjust, subsequent to being decoupled from the fitting system and subsequent to the fitting session, the M level from the initial value towards the target value in accordance with an adaption time course associated with the M level, and wherein the processing facility is further configured to detect an amount of sound exposure to the patient within a predetermined time period; and to further perform the gradual adjustment of the M level from the initial value towards the target value in accordance with the detected amount of sound exposure to the patient within the predetermined time period. a sound processor included in a cochlear implant system (108, 110, 112) associated with a patient; and a fitting system configured to transmit, while the sound processor is communicatively coupled to the fitting system during a fitting session, a command that sets a most comfortable level ("M level") associated with the cochlear implant system to an initial value representing a first stimulation current level required for the cochlear implant system to produce a sensed perception of sound that is comfortably loud for the patient during the fitting session, and data representative of a target value associated with the M level, the target value of the M level representing a second stimulation current level that is greater than the first stimulation current level and that is required for the cochlear implant system to produce a sensed perception of sound that is comfortably loud for the patient at a time subsequent to the fitting session; a command that sets a most comfortable level ("M level") associated with the cochlear implant system to an initial value representing a first stimulation current level required for the cochlear implant system to produce a sensed perception of sound that is comfortably loud for the patient during the fitting session, and data representative of a target value associated with the M level, the target value of the M level representing a second stimulation current level that is greater than the first stimulation current level and that is required for the cochlear implant system to produce a sensed perception of sound that is comfortably loud for the patient at a time subsequent to the fitting session; wherein a processing facility of the sound processor is configured to receive the command and the data from the fitting system, and gradually adjust, subsequent to being decoupled from the fitting system and subsequent to the fitting session, the M level from the initial value towards the target value in accordance with an adaption time course associated with the M level, and wherein the processing facility is further configured to detect an amount of sound exposure to the patient within a predetermined time period; and to further perform the gradual adjustment of the M level from the initial value towards the target value in accordance with the detected amount of sound exposure to the patient within the predetermined time period.