1. Treat Symptoms. 1  Most styes go away on their own in about a week. 2  Apply a warm compress for 5 to 10 minutes several times a day. Use a clean washcloth or towel soaked in warm water.
Concomitant Use of Ibuprofen and Aspirin : Ibuprofen can interfere with the antiplatelet effect of low dose aspirin (81 release aspirin (not enteric coated) and take a single dose of ibuprofen 400 mg when ibuprofen 400 mg is do , and 12 hours after aspirin.
You can take ibuprofin four times per day - every four to six hours as needed. The half-life of ibuprofen is approximately 2 hours. This means that after 2 hours, only half of the active dose is still present in your system. After 6 hours (3 half-lives) there's 1/8th left of the original dose in your system, which is not enough to perceive any effects. After one day (12 half-lives) there's only 1/4096th left, or practically none.