Suggest Treatment For Cough And Loss Of Breath

It happens to me often that I feel like I have dirt in my throat and I can t catch my breath, I cough and cough and there is nothing to spit I just can t breath. Its like when we say something went down the wrong pipe. At night I bolt out of bed because I can t breath and it takes me a few minutes to catch my breath. The night version there is no cough just gasping as if I had asthma I make that horrible noise I can t get any air into my lungs.