Disclosed is a hearing assistance method which is implemented by a computing device (300) and comprises: receiving data relating to a sound signal; determining a category of the sound signal based on the data received; receiving (204) contextual data associated with the data received relating to the sound signal; determining (203) a category of the sound signal based on the data received and the contextual data received; determining information representative of a position of a source of the sound signal; determining lighting instructions depending on the determined category of the sound signal and depending on the information representative of the position of the source; and transmission of the lighting instructions to at least one light emitter.