In my experience your asthma will most likely continue to get worse and you may get bronchitis. It does not matter that you do not have insurance... you need to find a clinic to go to that treats people based on their income. Is there an American Cancer society branch I can't remember the name... but it deals with lung cancer where you are? People with lung cancer often have chronic bronchitis and may get pneumonia. They may know about a clinic where you could go or have one of their own.
Also how much does it cost to see a doctor at a drug store do they do something there besides giving flu shots? There may be a drug or grocery store with a doctor... nurse practioner or physician's assistant
If you get sick enough... you will end up going to the ER. Oh I think bronchitis may possibly be a precursor for pneumonia. You can do permanent damage to your lungs and they will never work like they used to.
I don't know about hot flashes but if you get bronchitis you may have a fever. I don't know how old you are.. but my internist told me that people my age early 60ies did not run a temperature when sick normally.
It is possible your asthma will not get bad enough to trigger any of the things I said, but they are a real possibility. It is possible that something is pollenating outside... a plant or flower could be causing this and you have an allergy to it... once the plant does it's thing and then quits,you will be ok again. However if you live in a damp climate or place like Seattle or pretty much all of Florida the humidity and dampness even inside a house is not good for you.
does your skin itch where it's exposed? Dry mouth? Raw Tongue?