The Effect of Ice Cold Mentholated Water Spray After Rhinoplasty

Inclusion Criteria: * Must be extubated in the surgical intensive care unit after surgery for at least 3 hours or more * Must be 18 years of age or older * Must be conscious and oriented to time and place * Must be ASA class I-III and Mallampati class I-II, must have a Mann assessment of swallowing ability score of ≥95, and must have a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 15 * Must have given informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria Patients were excluded from the study if they had: • Ingestion or absolute contraindications to swallowing any substance, * Mandibular trauma, * Patients undergoing ear, nose, and throat, intracranial, or oral surgery, * Patients allergic to menthol or those who do not prefer menthol water, * Patients with compromised oral and lingual mucosal integrity before surgery, * Patients with any neurological, renal, cardiac, or pulmonary disease, * Patients taking psychoactive medications.