From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Audiology (from Latin audÄ«re, to hear; and from Greek -Î»Î¿Î³Î¯Î±, -logia) is a branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders. Its practitioners, who treat those with hearing loss and proactively prevent related damage are audiologists.
Many Americans will spring forward an hour to mark the beginning of daylight savings time (DST)âalso known as daylight saving timeâat 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8. Time will fall back to standard time again on Sunday, November 1, when DST ends.
The Act extended Daylight Saving Time by four weeks from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November, with the hope that it would save 10,000 barrels of oil each day through reduced use of power by businesses during daylight hours.