1. A hearing aid, comprising: a memory for storing first and second data characteristics of a first and respectively a second language; a processing unit for processing an input signal, the processing unit configured to selectively process the input signal based either on the first or on the second data, wherein the first and second characteristic data each comprise a language-specific amplification pattern having a plurality of amplification factors corresponding to a plurality of frequency bands; and a language recognition unit for automatically identifying a language associated with the input signal, wherein the processing unit is configured to amplify the input signal relative to the plurality of frequency bands based on the identified language.
1. A hearing aid, comprising: a memory for storing first and second data characteristics of a first and respectively a second language; a processing unit for processing an input signal, the processing unit configured to selectively process the input signal based either on the first or on the second data, wherein the first and second characteristic data each comprise a language-specific amplification pattern having a plurality of amplification factors corresponding to a plurality of frequency bands; and a language recognition unit for automatically identifying a language associated with the input signal, wherein the processing unit is configured to amplify the input signal relative to the plurality of frequency bands based on the identified language. 6. The hearing aid according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit comprises a plurality of selectable microphone configurations, each microphone configuration related to a specific language.