I sometimes wonder what kind of reports would come out of  a database
fed by a lot of T sufferers?.  What if a large number of people with T
(or any other mysterious, incurable disease) would complete a lengthy
online questionaire, using an anonymous screen name of course. The
questions would range from personal, to demographic, to hard numbers.
For the purpose of this post, what about the hard numbers from routine
blood tests, like the CBC blood screen and the Comprehensive Metabolic
panel?  The metabolic panel identifies levels of 14 minerals and
enzymes in your blood. The CBC screen identifies a dozen or so levels
of subcomponents of your red, white, and platelete cells.
Do I assume there have been studies of T sufferers using such basic
data?  When I saw my doctor, he ordered no blood tests.  aside from the
usual poking around in the ear with his scope, the standard hearing
test was all I got. They say sometimes the best answers are the easiest
to get and sometimes the most obvious.  Do not discount the obvious.
For example, If you ran a report on CBC blood results from 4,000 T
sufferers would you find some commonality?  Maybe 83% had slightly low
levels of hemoglobin, (hgb)?  Maybe 71% of the metabolic panel
respondants had lower range levels of alkaline phosphates (alp)?
Patterns could emerge. For demographics, what if 78% of T sufferers
live in large cities? What if 11% drink 1-2 beers per day?  What if 41%
drink carbonated beverages?  What if 81% of those who took remedy 'X',
purchased on the internet, showed slight to moderate improvement?
The data IS out there, in peoples heads, just an inch from their ears.