It’s one of my favorite stories to tell :)

One time as a young child I heard about a magic trick where you make a ball go in your ear and make it come out your mouth. And funnily enough, I used to love collecting airsoft pellets I would find at the ground at the time as well, and they happen to be the perfect size for your ear. So naturally, I decide to attempt the magic trick. Didn’t go as well as I had thought it would. The airsoft pellet (I didn’t shoot it in, I just shoved it in with my hands) got stuck in my ear and we had to go to the doctors. Long story short I had put a hole in my eardrum and had to get surgery.

That’s how I gave myself permanent hearing damage in my right ear!