System for configuring a hearing device

A system for configuring a hearing device, the system comprising:

• a hearing device configuration component arranged to produce hearing device configuration data indicative of configuration settings for a hearing device that will cause the hearing device to assist hearing of a person;
• the hearing device configuration component obtaining information indicative of inherent capabilities of the hearing device;
• the hearing device configuration data comprising:
• device configuration data produced by the hearing device configuration component using the obtained information indicative of inherent capabilities of the hearing device, the device configuration data used to configure the hearing device in consideration of performance capabilities of the hearing device;
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• user configuration data produced using an audiogram associated with the person, the audiogram representative of the hearing capabilities of the person;
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• the hearing device configuration component arranged to configure the hearing device using the device configuration data and the user configuration data so that the hearing device is configured to assist the hearing of the person according to the inherent capabilities of the hearing device and the hearing capabilities of the person.