A fitting method is provided for a multichannel hearing aid with at least one
low
frequency channel having an individually adjustable compressor. The method comprises
the steps of first adjusting the characteristic of the compressor according to
the hearing loss to be compensated by the hearing aid, followed by the step of
increasing the compression ratio of the characteristic of the compressor in the
at least one low frequency band. The at least one low frequency channel may further
comprise an offset amplifier adding an offset gain to the compressor characteristic,
and the method may further comprise the step of adjusting the offset gain in the
range from -20 dB to 20 dB. After adjustment according to the method, compressors
operating at low frequencies enhance low level signals and attenuate high level
signals whereby perception of occlusion is suppressed.