Effects of Methods on Dry Mouth After Septoplasty Surgery

Patients who apply SPTM are given a semifowler position with the head of the bed at least 45°, if there is no contraindication. The water temperature (5-9 °C) will be measured with a calibrated digital thermometer. After VAS scoring, patients are sprayed with 5 ml of ice water placed in spray cans every 30 minutes until all the water is used up in the mouth, tongue, palate, floor of the mouth, inside the right and left cheeks, depending on the group. A total of 5 rounds are made with 5 ml of water in one round (0.2 ml is sprayed on the tongue, palate, floor of the mouth, inside the right and left cheeks) and each round is planned to be completed in 1 minute and last at most 5 minutes. This application is applied to the intervention groups 5 times in total (30th min- 60th min- 90th min- 120th min- 150th min). The first oral intake of the patients is routinely started at the 180th minute.

Patients who apply SPTM are given a semifowler position with the head of the bed at least 45°, if there is no contraindication. The water temperature (15-24 °C) will be measured with a calibrated digital thermometer. After VAS scoring, patients are sprayed with 5 ml of room temperature water placed in spray cans every 30 minutes until all the water is used up in the mouth, tongue, palate, floor of the mouth, inside the right and left cheeks, depending on the group. A total of 5 rounds are made with 5 ml of water in one round (0.2 ml is sprayed on the tongue, palate, floor of the mouth, inside the right and left cheeks) and each round is planned to be completed in 1 minute and last at most 5 minutes. This application is applied to the intervention groups 5 times in total (30th min- 60th min- 90th min- 120th min- 150th min). The first oral intake of the patients is routinely started at the 180th minute.