I'm in my early 30s, but for the last couple of years since having COVID for the first time I have found whenever I get a cold I end up with a dry, wheezy/whistly cough that lingers for several weeks. The wheezing noise I only ever started hearing once I had the viral infection a few years ago. Now, every time I get a cold I have coughing fits too as my throat feels itchy, and during them I nearly throw up and struggle to catch my breath. I know that itchy coughs are normal for colds, but I've never really had it to this extent before. I've been in my new job for 4 months and twice now I've had colds that have ended up with me having a dry, wheezy cough for several weeks where I have to leave meetings as I can't stop coughing.
I went to the GP once after I had a cough for 6 weeks and they said it was just a stubborn virus that was lingering, but I just wonder why it now seems to happen with every cold.
Do you think it sounds like it could be worth going back to the GP and to ask specifically about asthma, or is it just my new normal that I need to get used to?