The invention relates to a method of operating a system for providing hearing assistance to a user (13), comprising: capturing audio signals by a transmission unit (10, 110) comprising a user interface (44) for manual control of the transmission unit and means (46) for storing default values of the setting of at least one operating parameter of the transmission unit, and transmitting the audio signals from the transmission unit via a wireless audio link (12) to a receiver unit (14), with the audio signals being processed in the receiver unit and/or in the transmission unit; stimulating, via stimulation means (64, 82), the user's hearing according to the audio signals from the receiver unit; logging user preference data by recording data concerning the manual operation of the user interface of the transmission unit and by recording data concerning the respective use situation of the transmission unit; evaluating, in the transmission unit, the logged user preference data in order to extract user preferences concerning the use of the transmission unit; and adjusting, in the transmission unit, the stored default values of the setting of said at least one operating parameter of the transmission unit according to said extracted user preferences.