1. A method for operating a hearing assistance device, the method comprising: sensing an environmental sound; determining a first classification of the environmental sound; determining a first sound classification uncertainty value of the environmental sound; receiving at least one second classification of the environmental sound; receiving at least one second sound classification uncertainty value of the environmental sound; comparing the determined first classification and the at least one received second classification; when the determined first classification is not the same as the at least one received second classification, comparing the determined first sound classification uncertainty value and the at least one second sound classification uncertainty value; and selecting an operational classification for the hearing assistance device based upon the lowest of the compared uncertainty values.