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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) JANUARY 18, 2007

                             SOMANETICS CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Michigan                    0-19095                38-2394784
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  (State or other jurisdiction        (Commission             (IRS Employer
       of incorporation)              File Number)         Identification No.)

         1653 East Maple Road, Troy, Michigan                 48083-4208
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       (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (248) 689-3050

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

[ ]  Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.

[ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
     Exchange Act.

[ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
     Exchange Act.

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

     On January 18, 2007, Somanetics Corporation announced its financial results
for the fourth quarter and year ended November 30, 2006 and certain other
information. A copy of the press release is furnished with this report following
the signature page and is incorporated in this Item 2.02 by reference. The
information in this report and the attached press release shall not be deemed
filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor
shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities
Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly stated by specific reference in such
filing.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Exhibits     Description
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99.1         News release dated January 18, 2007



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated: January 18, 2007             SOMANETICS CORPORATION
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                                    (Registrant)


                                    By:  /s/ Mary Ann Victor
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                                         Mary Ann Victor
                                    Its: Vice President and Chief Administrative
                                         Officer and Secretary



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit      Description
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99.1         News release dated January 18, 2007