 [ Symptoms ] how do we know if our health insurance policy meets the requirements of the affordable care act [ Disease ] 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 andor an antibiotic ear drop a pimple will not cause a middle ear infection but it can certainly cause in external ear infection otitis externa