Programmable hearing aid with automatic adaption to auditory conditions

A programmable hearing aid comprising:

• a microphone which receives incoming audio signals;
• an earphone which emits output audio signals produced from said incoming audio signals;
• amplifier and transmission means connected between said microphone and said earphone, and being adjustable to different transmission characteristics, for producing said output audio signals from said incoming audio signals;
• first data memory means for storing audiometric data;
• second data memory means for storing characteristic data of said hearing aid;
• third data memory means for storing algorithms;
• signal analysis means connected to said microphone, for generating control signals, dependent on said incoming audio signals, which characterize a current ambient auditory situation;
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• data processing means, connected to said signal analysis means, said first, second and third data memory means, and said amplifier and transmission means for automatically and autonomously generating setting data for setting said transmission characteristics of said amplifier and transmission means dependent on said audiometric data, said characteristic data of said hearing aid, said algorithms and said control signals characterizing said current ambient auditory situation.