Objective:To study the effect of spousal voice stimulation on the recovery period of patients undergoing thoracic/lumbar surgery under general anesthesia.Methods:A total of 67 patients undergoing thoracic/lumbar surgery under general anesthesia who met the inclusion exclusion criteria were divided into 34 patients in the control group and 33 patients in the experimental group according to the random number table method. Awakening in the recovery period patients were given general anesthesia care, on the basis of the control group recovery period voice wake up by paramedics. The recovery time, pain score, the incidence of restlessness and nausea and vital signs between the two groups were compared.Results:The extubation time, exhalation time, recovery time of choking cough, recovery time, and pain score in the recovery stage were (14.00±3.90) min, (11.67±3.83) min, (10.03±3.58) min, (21.24±4.28) min, (4.15±0.79) points in the experimental group, respectively. Those were (18.00±6.60) min, (15.59±5.86) min, (12.68±5.01) min, (29.50±8.25) min, (5.26±0.86) points in the control group, respectively. The differences between the two groups were statistically significant ( t values were 2.481-5.483, P<0.05 or 0.01). There was no significant difference in the incidence of restlessness and nausea and vital signs between the two groups( P>0.05). Conclusions:Spoused-voice stimulation can shorten the extubation time, exhalation time, recovery time and recovery time of choking cough in patients undergoing thoracolumbar surgery under general anesthesia, and reduce the pain in the recovery period.