Method of fine tuning a hearing aid system and a hearing aid system

A method of operating a hearing aid system comprising the steps of:

• receiving a request for fine tuning a setting of a digital signal processor of the hearing aid system;
• carrying out a hearing aid performance verification in response to receiving the request;
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• carrying out the requested fine tuning only if the hearing aid performance verification is carried out with a successful result;
• wherein the step of receiving the request comprises at least one of a user interacting with a fine tune controller in the hearing aid or with an external device that is part of the hearing aid system and that transmits the request to the fine tuning controller;
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• wherein the fine tuning controller carries out a hearing aid feedback test before carrying out at least one of a wax congestion detection and microphone performance test;
• and wherein the fine tuning controller carries out at least one of the wax congestion detection, ear piece positioning and the microphone performance test if a result of the feedback test is within a range of expected values.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon for fine tuning a hearing aid system, which when executed by a computer perform the following method steps:

• receiving a request for fine tuning a setting of a digital signal processor of the hearing aid system;
• carrying out a hearing aid performance verification in response to receiving the request;
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• carrying out the requested fine tuning only if the hearing aid performance verification is carried out with a successful result;
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• wherein the receiving the request comprises at least one of a user interacting with a fine tune controller in the hearing aid or with an external device that is part of the hearing aid system and that transmits a request to the fine tuning controller;
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• wherein the instructions when executed by a computer further cause the fine tuning controller to carry out a hearing aid feedback test before carrying out at least one of a wax congestion detection and microphone performance test;
• and cause the fine tuning controller to not carry out at least one of the wax congestion detection, ear piece positioning and the microphone performance test if a result of the feedback test is within a range of expected values.

A computerized device, comprising a graphical user interface, and a software application for hearing aid system, wherein the software application is adapted to:

• receiving a request for fine tuning a setting of a digital signal processor of a hearing aid system;
• carrying out a hearing aid performance verification in response to receiving the request;
• and
• carrying out the requested fine tuning only if the hearing aid performance verification is carried out with a successful result;
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• wherein receiving the request comprises a user interacting with an external device that is part of the hearing aid system;
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• wherein the carrying out the requested fine tuning is performed by a fine tuning controller configured to carry out a hearing aid feedback test before carrying out at least one of a wax congestion detection and microphone performance test;
• and wherein the fine tuning controller is further configured to not carrying out at least one of the wax congestion detection, ear piece positioning and the microphone performance test if a result of the feedback test is within a range of expected values.

A hearing aid system (100) comprising a hearing aid (101), an external device (102) and a wireless communication link (109) adapted to transmit data between the hearing aid (101) and the external device (102);

• wherein the hearing aid comprises an acoustical-electrical input transducer (104-A, 104-B), a digital signal processor (105) and an electrical-acoustical output transducer (107), wherein the digital signal processor (105) comprises settings configured to apply a frequency dependent gain that is adapted to at least one of suppressing noise, enhancing a target sound, customizing the sound to a user preference and alleviating a hearing deficit of an individual wearing the hearing aid system (100);
• wherein the hearing aid system (100) is adapted to only allow changes to at least some of the digital signal processor settings if a hearing aid performance verification is carried out with a successful result;
• wherein the hearing aid (101) comprises a fine tuning controller (106) adapted to control at least some of the digital signal processor settings and the hearing aid performance verification in response to a received trigger signal, wherein the received trigger signal may be received from at least one of:
• a user interaction means accommodated in the hearing aid (101) or in the external device (102), and
• a remote fitting computer or remote internet server using the internet and the external device as gateway;
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• wherein the fine tuning controller (106) is configured to carry out a hearing aid feedback test before carrying out at least one of a wax congestion detection and microphone performance test;
• and wherein the fine tuning controller (106) is further configured to not carrying out at least one of the wax congestion detection, ear piece positioning and the microphone performance test if a result of the feedback test is within a range of expected values.