you will need to see your medical provider right away. this is not something you can accurately diagnose or effectively treat at home. a pimple may have caused a deeper skin infection in the skin lining of the ear canal called cellulitis. this requires prompt treatment usually with an oral antibiotic and/or an antibiotic ear drop. a pimple will not cause a "middle ear infection" but it can certainly cause in external ear infection (otitis externa).
can an ear infection be caused by a pimple? . a week ago i had a pimple on my conch. i left it alone i didn't try to "pop" or agitate it i didn't even clean my ears with a q-tip. three days later it was gone but i woke up with "crusties" on/in my ear as if the pimple had drained during the night. less than two days later i started exhibiting signs of an ear infection (sedentary discomfort painful to touch swelling trouble hearing/chewing) and my ear is draining a yellow liquid. could this be caused by the pimple? how do i treat it?