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.
A person with a cochlear implant also wears a hearing aid like device that has a microphone, a processor and a transducer. The processor manipulates what the microphone hears and sends a signal to the transducer, which is usually worn just behind the ear.