Hearing aid specialised as a supplement to lip reading

摘要

A hearing aid (2) is disclosed. The hearing aid (2) comprises a microphone (24) adapted to receive sound signals (18), an amplifier (26) configured to amplify signals (18) received by the microphone (24) and output means (e.g. a receiver) (22). The hearing aid (2) is configured to detect if speech (18) is received by the microphone (24) and the hearing aid (2) is configured to provide amplification of the detected sound signals (18) according to a non-speech mode when no speech (18) is detected. The hearing aid (2) is configured to provide amplification of the detected sound signals (18) according to a speech mode when speech (18) is detected. The amplification carried out according to the non-speech mode is different from the amplification carried out according to the speech mode. The invention also discloses a method for amplifying sound signals (18) received by a microphone (24) in a hearing aid (2).