Method for the operation of a hearing aid as well as a hearing aid

1. A method for operating a hearing aid, comprising:

picking up an input signal with an input transducer of the hearing aid;

converting the input signal into an electrical signal;

processing and amplifying the electrical signal;

outputting the processed and amplified electrical signal with an output transducer; and

initiating a switch-over process to slidably transition the hearing aid from a first operating condition into a second operating condition;

wherein the switch-over process comprises:

splitting a signal path within the hearing aid device between a signal input at which an input signal is present and a signal output at which an output signal is present into a first signal path and a parallel second signal path;

traversing both signal paths by the input signal only during the switch-over process, wherein the first operating condition implemented by an algorithm of a digital signal processor (DSP) having at least one variable parameter exists in the first signal path and the second operating condition implemented by an algorithm of a DSP or by the algorithm of the DSP exists in the second signal path in the hearing device;

linking a first signal that results from the first operating condition and a second signal that results from the second operating condition with one another via a weighting function; and

reducing the weighting of the first signal and increasing the weighting of the second signal.

2. The method according to claim 1 further comprising:

switching on an algorithm for signal processing in the first operating condition; and

switching off the algorithm for signal processing in the second operating condition.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the algorithm relates to an aspect selected from the group consisting of a frequency response, a reduction of noise signals, a boost of voice signals, a directional microphone characteristic, and a compression.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

switching off an algorithm for signal processing in the first operating condition; and

switching on the algorithm for signal processing in the second operating condition.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the algorithm relates to an aspect selected from the group consisting of a frequency response, a reduction of noise signals, a boost of voice signals, a directional microphone characteristic, and a compression.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the algorithm relates to an aspect selected from the group consisting of a frequency response, a reduction of noise signals, a boost of voice signals, a directional microphone characteristic, and a compression.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

activating a function of the hearing aid in the first operation condition; and

not activating the function of the hearing aid in the second operation condition.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the function relates to an attribute selected from the group consisting of a microphone characteristic, a reception of an input signal with telephone coil, and a generation of a signal for tinnitus therapy.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

activating a function of the hearing aid in the second operating condition; and

not activating the function of the hearing aid in the first operating condition.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the function relates to an attribute selected from the group consisting of a microphone characteristic, a reception of an input signal with telephone coil, and a generation of a signal for tinnitus therapy.

11. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising

modifying an activated function of the hearing aid in the second operating condition compared to the first operating condition.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the function relates to an attribute selected from the group consisting of a microphone characteristic, a reception of an input signal with telephone coil, and a generation of a signal for tinnitus therapy.

13. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

setting parameters for controlling the signal processing at the hearing aid, wherein at least one of the parameters in the second operating condition exhibits a modified value compared to a value of the parameter in the first operating condition.

14. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, during the switch-over process:

decreasing a weight of a first parameter; and

decreasing a weight of a second parameter.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein a sum of the weights amounts to one.

16. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising:

controlling the switch-over process by a switchover algorithm.

17. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

manually triggering the switch-over process.

18. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

automatically triggering the switch-over process.

19. The method according to claim 1 , further, comprising:

setting a duration of the switching-over process.

20. The method according to claim 19 , further comprising:

activating a function of the hearing aid in the first operating condition; and

not activating the function of the hearing aid in the second operating condition.

21. The method according to claim 20 , wherein the function relates to an attribute selected from the group consisting of a microphone characteristic, a reception of an input signal with telephone coil, and a generation of a signal for tinnitus therapy.

22. The method according to claim 19 , further comprising:

activating a function of the hearing aid in the second operating condition; and

not activating the function of the hearing aid in the first operating condition.

23. The method according to claim 22 , wherein the function relates to an attribute selected from the group consisting of a microphone characteristic, a reception of an input signal with telephone coil, and a generation of a signal for tinnitus therapy.

24. The method according to claim 19 , further comprising

modifying an activated function of the hearing aid in the second operating condition compared to the first operating condition.

25. The method according to claim 24 , wherein the function relates to an attribute selected from the group consisting of a microphone characteristic, a reception of an input signal with telephone coil, and a generation of a signal for tinnitus therapy.

26. The method according to claim 19 , further comprising:

setting parameters for controlling the signal processing at the hearing aid, wherein at least one of the parameters in the second operating condition exhibits a modified value compared to a value of the parameter in the first operating condition.

27. The method according to claim 19 , further comprising, during the switch-over process:

decreasing a weight of a first parameter; and

decreasing a weight of a second parameter.

28. The method according to claim 27 , wherein a sum of the weights amounts to one.

29. The method according to claim 27 , further comprising:

controlling the switch-over process by a switchover algorithm.

30. The method according to claim 19 , further comprising:

manually triggering the switch-over process.

31. The method according to claim 19 , further comprising:

automatically triggering the switch-over process.

32. A hearing aid, comprising:

an input transducer configured to pick-up an input signal and to convert it into an electrical signal;

a signal processing unit configured to process and amplify the electrical signal;

a signal input at which an input signal is present;

a signal output at which an output signal is present;

a sub-region between the signal input and signal in which a signal path within the hearing aid device is split into a first signal path and a parallel second signal path, a first operating condition existing in the first signal path, and a second operating condition existing in the second signal path, the first signal path having a resultant first signal from the first operating condition with a weighting, and the second signal path having a resultant second signal from the second operating condition with a weighting;

a switch-over process for slidably transitioning between the first operating condition implemented by an algorithm of a digital signal processor (DSP) having at least one variable parameter and the second operating condition implemented by an algorithm of a DSP or by the algorithm of the DSP, a parallel processing of the first operating condition and second operating condition occurring only during the switch-over Process, wherein during operation of the switch-over process, the weighting of the resultant first signal decreases and the weighting of the resultant second signal decreases;

an output transducer, configured to output a processed and amplified signal.

33. The hearing aid according to claim 32 , further comprising an adjustment mechanism for a duration of the switch-over process.

34. The hearing aid according to claim 33 , configured such that, during the switch-over process, a weight of a signal from the first operating condition decreases beginning with one and a weight of the signal from the second operating condition increases beginning with zero, wherein the sum of the weights amounts to one.