MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- September 13, 2006 -- Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc. (TSX VENTURE: SHH) announces that on September 8, 2006, its Board of Directors granted an aggregate of 5,790,000 stock options, representing 5.6% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Corporation. Of these, 3,000,000 options, representing 2.9% of Sonomax’s outstanding shares, were granted to three key executives who are also directors of the Corporation; 1,575,000 options, representing 1.5% of the outstanding shares, were granted to employees and consultants of the Corporation; and 1,215,000 options, representing 1.2% of the outstanding shares, were granted to Sonomax’s seven other directors. The options were granted under Sonomax’s 2001 Stock Option Plan.
