NSAIDs reduce pain, inflammation and swelling while helping the body return to a normal temperature. When the body is injured or ill, it releases an enzyme known as COX. NSAIDs help control two specific types of COX enzymes, COX-1 and COX-2.
If you have an outer ear infection or a middle ear infection, your ears may be filled with a fungal or bacterial infection. This will likely temporarily affect your hearing and may make your hearing sound muffled in the affected ear.
When earwax builds up, it can cause muffled hearing or âpartial hearing loss, earache, tinnitus, odor, itching, fullness in the ear, and coughing.â(5) When earwax is suspected as a culprit in these symptoms, it is a good idea to remove the build-up.