Although digital hearing aids have come a long way since their initial introduction in the late 1980's, there are still continual breakthroughs in DSP technology. As with other high-tech digital devices we use in our daily lives, digital hearing aids will continue to be -smarter- and become more customized for the patient. The miracle of digital technology shrouds the fact that more people who suffer from a hearing disorder will have a greater chance to live a normal life and enjoy the world around them. With researchers and doctors hard at work, there will likely be even more advances in the industry of digital hearing devices and instruments.