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Methods: This was a survey study sampling participants diagnosed with POTS or nOH. The data collected included demographics, medical history, and compression garments previously used. The participants rated their most frequently used garment across comfort, aesthetic appeal, ease of use, durability, cost-effectiveness, efficacy, and consistency on the Likert scale (1\u20135). One-way ANOVA was used to compare the design criteria ratings across garments. For all tests \u03b1 = 0.05. Results: Of the 330 POTS and 28 nOH participants surveyed (mean age 37.9, mean BMI 27.5, 95.0% women, 90.5% White), 354 (98.9%) reported trying at least one compression garment since their diagnosis. The majority of participants reported using leg compression most frequently rather than shapewear or abdominal compression (65.4% vs. 20.1% vs. 13.4%, respectively). Approximately 67.0% of participants tried multiple product types. Shapewear was reported to have greater concealability compared to abdominal or leg compression garments (mean 3.43 vs. 2.90 vs. 2.91, respectively; p &lt; 0.01). Shapewear and abdominal compression were rated to be less comfortable compared to leg compression (2.67 vs. 2.94 vs. 3.05, respectively; p = 0.03). Conclusions: The existing compression products do not fully meet needs of individuals with POTS or nOH, as evidenced by participant ratings on multiple domains. 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