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Carter, who turns 18 this month, also ruptured his eardrums and shrapnel wounds riddle his body.—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026 Among his injuries, Carter lost his right hand and several fingers on his left hand, according to WDAF, while Preston lost a thumb, shattered multiple other fingers and ruptured his eardrums.—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026 One minute later, cackles rippled through my eardrums at a higher decibel than before.—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 The next day, while in a dissociative episode, Dunham put a large Q-tip in her ear and perforated her eardrum.—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eardrum