I get excactly what you describe.
A constant wheeze until i cough and cough and cough!! Then i bring up what ever stuck causing the wheeze.
Im 34 and i still get that tof cough and wheeze!
My chest has been improved with inhalers, anti acid drugs (lansoprazole and ranitidine) and some other drugs. It’s still there though, especially in winter- the cold irritates my trachea.