Daiwa House to release hearing support system

OSAKA, Japan - Hearing support device Comuoon for people with a hearing disability is shown on Dec. 2, 2014, in Osaka, Japan. Daiwa House Industry Co. announced the same day that it will sell the system, priced at 210,600 yen, in cooperation with Universal Sound Design Inc.

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