System, method and computer program for interactively assisting a user in evaluating a hearing loss

A method for interactively assisting a user in evaluating hearing loss, which comprises the steps of:

• providing a display for presenting an image with at least one environmental situation;
• providing an input unit for detecting user inputs and specifically for selecting a section from a presented environmental situation;
• providing a processor for controlling the display and for processing the user inputs, wherein:
• a) environmental situations are presented on the display;
• b) based on a user input a selected section of the at least one environmental situation is determined and highlighted;
• c) a specific hearing situation is presented on a basis of a selection made by the user;
• d) an evaluation scale is displayed, allowing the user to enter a hearing value for a self-assessment of his\her hearing ability for a specific hearing situation, and the hearing value entered by the user is recorded;
• a) steps a) to d) are repeated and hearing values are recorded for different specific hearing situations;
• and
• f) based on the hearing values entered by the user, setting values for a hearing aid are determined.

A non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions for interactively assisting a user in in evaluating hearing loss and the computer executable instructions which, when executed by a system containing a display for presenting an image with at least one environmental situation, an input unit for detecting user inputs and specifically for selecting a section from the at least one environmental situation, and a processor for controlling the display and for processing the user inputs, cause the system, in response to a user input to execute the following steps:

• a) present the environmental situations on the display;
• b) determined and highlight a selected section of the at least one environmental situation based on a user input;
• c) present a specific hearing situation on a basis of a selection made by the user;
• d) display an evaluation scale, allowing the user to enter a hearing value for a self-assessment of his\her hearing ability for a specific hearing situation, and the hearing value entered by the user is recorded;
• e) repeat steps a) to d) and hearing values are recorded for different specific hearing situations;
• and
• f) determine setting values for a hearing aid based on the hearing values entered by the user.