What Causes Sudden Onset Of Ear Pain And Numbness Of Face?

My daughter, age 21, has experienced a sudden onset of symptoms beginning 8 days ago, severe pain in ears, temple, eyes, face, worse at night and mornings, no real loss in motor skills, some pain symptoms have improved but now experiencing numbness of face as she tries to sleep, prevents all normal life activities, have been fitted for splint just in case tmj, can this be more than tmj