System and method for fitting of a hearing device

Method for configuring a hearing device by means of an external configuration unit, said hearing device comprising:

• at least one input transducer,
• at least one A/D-converter,
• at least one processing unit with a memory,
• at least one D/A-converter, and
• at least one output transducer,
• said external configuration unit comprising:
• at least one programming host,
• at least one external processing unit,
• at least one programming interface, and
• a playing device to play sound recordings,
• the method comprising the steps of:
• a) processing at least two sound recordings from the playing device in the external processing unit of the external configuration unit at the same time, wherein each sound recording is processed with a different parameter setting,
• b) combining the sound recordings that are processed with different parameter settings into one joint signal,
• c) feeding the joint signal to the output transducer of the hearing device via the interface and the D/A-converter, bypassing the input transducer, the A/D-converter e and the processing unit of the hearing device,
• d) emitting the joint signal through the output transducer of the hearing device,
• e) letting the user of the hearing device decide for one of the sound recordings of the joint signal that fits his/her requirements best,
• f) repeating steps a) to e) with varying parameter settings, each time retaining the parameter setting of the sound recording chosen by the user in step e) for one of the sound recordings in step a),
• g) transmitting the chosen parameter setting to the hearing device and storing it in the memory of the hearing device once a match between the quality of the signal and the requirements of the user of the hearing device is reached,
• wherein in step a) the sound recordings to be processed are chosen according to the situation the hearing device will be used for or the specific hearing impairment of a user of the hearing device.