I have dry cough for years but since last year I was suffering from persistent dry cough and sometimes had asthma like attack in which had to take inhaler regularly. In April I had dry cough with shortness of breath which was relieved for some time only by taking inhaler and cough syrup. So I used a lot of herbs like cinnamon, clove, ginger, turmeric to suppress dry cough although dry cough suppressed but breathing difficulty didn't go away. Also throat became very dry, suffocating after eating. Throat dryness go away by mid July but mild pain in throat and shallow breathing is still happening with fatigue like situation sometimes.