Method for suppressing an acoustic reverberation in an audio signal , - wherein an audio signal is provided, - wherein the first level measurement (p1) of the audio signal is carried out, - wherein during the first level measurement (p1), a second level measurement (p2) of the audio signal is carried out, - wherein the first level measurement (p1) is carried out by means of a first attack parameter and a first release parameters such that the first level measurement (p1) has a first attack time and a first release time , - wherein the second level measurement (p1) is carried out by means of a second attack parameter and a second release parameters such that the second level measurement (p2) has a second attack time identical to the first attack time and a second release time , which is greater than the first release time , and - wherein a difference (Δ) is formed from the first level measurement (p1) and the second level measurement (p2), characterized in that - on the basis of the difference (Δ) of the first level measurement (p1) and the second level measurement (p2) and a defined first limiting value (th1), a time-dependent correction function (d) is generated as the minimum of said difference (Δ) and the first limiting value (th1), - on the basis of the difference (Δ) and on the basis of the second level measurement (p2), a reverberation interference level is estimated, and the reverberation interference level (prn) is generated from an addition of the correction function (d) to the second level measurement (p2), and - on the basis of the first level measurement (p1) and on the basis of the reverberation interference level (prn), an amplification parameter for the audio signal is determined, and - the audio signal is attenuated as a function of the amplification parameter (G). - wherein an audio signal is provided, - wherein the first level measurement (p1) of the audio signal is carried out, - wherein during the first level measurement (p1), a second level measurement (p2) of the audio signal is carried out, - wherein the first level measurement (p1) is carried out by means of a first attack parameter and a first release parameters such that the first level measurement (p1) has a first attack time and a first release time , - wherein the second level measurement (p1) is carried out by means of a second attack parameter and a second release parameters such that the second level measurement (p2) has a second attack time identical to the first attack time and a second release time , which is greater than the first release time , and - wherein a difference (Δ) is formed from the first level measurement (p1) and the second level measurement (p2), characterized in that - on the basis of the difference (Δ) of the first level measurement (p1) and the second level measurement (p2) and a defined first limiting value (th1), a time-dependent correction function (d) is generated as the minimum of said difference (Δ) and the first limiting value (th1), - on the basis of the difference (Δ) and on the basis of the second level measurement (p2), a reverberation interference level is estimated, and the reverberation interference level (prn) is generated from an addition of the correction function (d) to the second level measurement (p2), and - on the basis of the first level measurement (p1) and on the basis of the reverberation interference level (prn), an amplification parameter for the audio signal is determined, and - the audio signal is attenuated as a function of the amplification parameter (G). <EOS>