Patent ID: 8144905

Claim:
A volume control system in a hearing aid comprising a microphone, a receiver, a signal path from the microphone to the receiver, the signal path being adapted to provide an amplification of a signal delivered to the receiver, and including a first user input means to enable a user to change the gain factor setting of the amplification in a downward direction and a second user input means to enable the user to change the gain factor setting of the amplification in an upward direction wherein the first and second user input means comprises push buttons and whereby the size of the gain factor change in a downward step and the size of the gain factor change in an upward step corresponds to the contents of a first and a second register respectively, said first and second registers being programmable, and wherein the push buttons comprise a toggle with a movable part operable for movement in one direction in order to cause one downward step of the amplification and operable for movement in a second direction on order to cause one upward step of the amplification.