Balancing is defined as âthe process of adding (or. removing) mass in a plane or planes on a rotor in. order to move the center of gravity towards the axis. of rotation.â As the definition of balancing implies, material is either added to or removed from the. rotating element to attain an acceptable balance. level.
Typical costs: 1  Cochlear implant surgery, including the implant itself, averages between $30,000 and $50,000 for patients without insurance. 2  In addition to the implant, external pieces include a transmitter, which costs between $74 and $100; and a speech processor, which costs between $6,700 and $9,000.
There is controversy around the devices; much of the strongest objection to cochlear implants has come from the Deaf community. For some in the Deaf community, cochlear implants are an affront to their culture, which as they view it, is a minority threatened by the hearing majority. An infant with a cochlear implant.