The purpose of this study will to evaluate the degree of postoperative sore throat and Life Impairment changes in patients with sleep apnea who underwent da Vinci robotic arm surgery as an intervention of oral cryotherapy.

An experimental study was conducted with 32 patients in the experimental group and 32 patients in the control group. The experimental group used drinking water from a water dispenser with regular filter replacement and maintenance, plus a 2x5x7 cm (50 ml) ice lolly module to make ice lollies,and then intervened in the postsurgical period using oral cold therapy (ice lolly in the mouth),while the control group received general routine care. The control group received regular care. The assessment tools included the Pain Profile Scale and the Life Impairment Scale, and the assessment period was from the first day to the 14th day after the operation.

Inclusion Criteria:

• (1)Admission age is 18 years or above, conscious, able to communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese, and willing to be measured and fill out the questionnaire after explaining the process and purpose of the study.
• (2) The study was conducted in hospitalised patients diagnosed with sleep apnea who underwent surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

• (1) Diagnostic diagnosis of the disease not clearly known.
• (2) Patients with unclear consciousness.
• (3) Patients who have been diagnosed with mental illness before the diagnosis of the -
• disease or recently diagnosed with mental illness.
• (4) People with paraplegia or low behavioural ability.
• (5) Patients who have suffered a stroke.